RAMAPITHECUS


Meaning of RAMAPITHECUS in English

[ ˌrα:mə'pɪθɪkəs ]

■ noun a genus of fossil anthropoid apes known from remains found in Miocene deposits in SW Asia and East Africa.

Origin

mod. L., from the Hindu god Rama + Gk pithēkos 'ape'.

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