Sivapithecus
[ siv-uh-pith-i-kuh s, -puh-thee-kuh s ]
/ ˌsɪv əˈpɪθ ɪ kəs, -pəˈθi kəs /
noun
a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
Origin of Sivapithecus
Example sentences from the Web for sivapithecus
Palæopithecus, Dryopithecus, Palæosimia, and Sivapithecus are extinct simians.
Man, Past and Present |Agustus Henry Keane