PITHECOID
Etymology
Adjective
pithecoid (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes
Of or pertaining to the monkeys of genus Pithecia.
Source: Wiktionary
Pith"e*coid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)
1. Of or pertaining to the genus Pithecia, or subfamily Pithecinæ, which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South American monkeys.
2. Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes in particular, or to the higher apes of the Old World, collectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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