Pithecoidea

plural noun

Pith·​e·​coi·​dea

ˌpithə̇ˈkȯidēə

in some classifications

: a suborder of Primates that is coordinate with Prosinii and Anthropoidea and includes the new-world monkeys and old-world monkeys

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pithec- + -oidea

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