First Known Use: 1939
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dryopithecine
noun dryo·pith·e·cine \ˌdrī-ō-ˈpi-thə-ˌsīn\
Definition of DRYOPITHECINE
: any of a subfamily (Dryopithecinae) of Miocene and Pliocene Old World anthropoid apes sometimes regarded as ancestors of both humans and modern anthropoids
— dryopithecine adjective
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Origin of DRYOPITHECINE
ultimately from Greek drys tree + pithēkos ape
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