ˌkenyəˈpithə̇kəs, ˌkēn-, -pə̇ˈthēk- noun
( -es )
Etymology: New Latin, from Kenya , country in Africa + New Latin -pithecus
1. capitalized : a genus of extinct ancient primates ( K. africanus and K. wickeri of eastern Africa held to be part of the great ape and human evolutionary lineage of which the primitive form ( K. africanus ) is now sometimes included in another primate genus (genus Equatorius )
2. usually capitalized : a primate of the genus Kenyapithecus