Definition of Dryopithecus in English :

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Dryopithecus meaning in English

Meaning of Dryopithecus in English

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Dryopithecus pronunciation in English

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Dryopithecus

see synonyms of dryopithecus

Noun

1. dryopithecus, genus dryopithecus

genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene

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Dryopithecus

see synonyms of dryopithecus
n.
A genus of extinct apes known from Miocene and Pliocene fossil remains found in Africa and Eurasia and believed to be ancestral to the living great apes, including humans.

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