[ ˌdrʌɪə'pɪθɪkəs ]
■ noun a genus of anthropoid apes of the middle Miocene to early Pliocene periods, including the supposed common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans.
Derivatives
dryopithecine -ɪsi:n noun & adjective
Origin
mod. L., from Gk drus 'tree' + pithēkos 'ape'.