Pliopithecoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pliopithecoid is a noun meaning A member of the extinct superfamily of catarrhine primates, Pliopithecoidea.
Meaning
A member of the extinct superfamily of catarrhine primates, Pliopithecoidea.
Example Sentences
Pliopithecoids persisted in Europe, Asia and Africa long after the first true apes and Old World monkeys appeared, and the fossil of one was the specimen Darwin was referred to.
Word Forms
- pliopithecoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pliopithecid, plesiopithecid, plesiadapoid, pithecanthropine, parapithecid, ptilodontoid.
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