(ˌ)jīˌgantōpə̇ˈthēkəs, jə̇ˌg-, -ōˈpithə̇kəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from gigant- + -pithecus
: a genus of giant fossil primates from the Pleistocene of China intermediate in a number of characters between the great apes and primitive man and sometimes classed with the Hominidae