Gigantopithecus

noun

Gi·​gan·​to·​pi·​the·​cus

(ˌ)jīˌgantōpə̇ˈthēkəs,

jə̇ˌg-,

-ōˈpithə̇kəs

: a genus of giant fossil primates from the Pleistocene of China intermediate in a number of characters between the great apes and prehistoric humans and sometimes classed with the Hominidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gigant- + -pithecus

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