pithecoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes.
  2. Of or pertaining to the monkeys of genus Pithecia.
noun
  1. An anthropoid ape.
  2. A monkey of genus Pithecia.

Word forms

pithecoid pithecoids

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πῐθηκοειδής (pĭthēkoeidḗs, “ape-like”).

Related words

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