Dryopithecine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
adjective
  1. of or relating to this ape.
noun
  1. any extinct Old World ape of the genus Dryopithecus, common in Miocene and Pliocene times: thought to be the ancestors of modern apes
    Dryopithecine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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