pithecanthropoid
[ pith-i-kan-thruh-poid, -kuh n-throh-poid ]
/ ˌpɪθ ɪˈkæn θrəˌpɔɪd, -kənˈθroʊ pɔɪd /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
Origin of pithecanthropoid
First recorded in 1885–90;
Pithecanthrop(us) +
-oid
Words nearby pithecanthropoid
pith,
pith helmet,
pith ray,
pithead,
pithecanthrope,
pithecanthropoid,
pithecanthropus,
pithecoid,
pithom,
pithos,
pithy