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ALGERIPITHECUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Algeripithecus mean?
• ALGERIPITHECUS (noun)
The noun ALGERIPITHECUS has 1 sense:
1. an extinct genus of Hominoidea
Familiarity information: ALGERIPITHECUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extinct genus of Hominoidea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Algeripithecus; genus Algeripithecus
Hypernyms ("Algeripithecus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Algeripithecus"):
Algeripithecus minutus (tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid)
Holonyms ("Algeripithecus" is a member of...):
Hominoidea; superfamily Hominoidea (anthropoid apes and human beings)
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