DRYOPITHECINE


Meaning of DRYOPITHECINE in English

/druy'oh pith"euh seen', -suyn', -peuh thee"sin, -suyn/ , n.

1. ( sometimes cap. ) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to this ape.

[ 1945-50; DRYOPITHEC(US) + -INE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .