Meaning Of The Word Dryopithecine

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dryopithecine in British English
a dryopithecine ape
of or belonging to a genus (Dryopithecus) of fossil apelike animals
adjective: of or pertaining to this ape
noun: an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils
noun: any extinct Old World ape of the genus Dryopithecus, common in Miocene and Pliocene times: thought to be the ancestors of modern apes

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