PITHECOID


Meaning of PITHECOID in English

/pith"i koyd', pi thee"koyd/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.

2. (loosely) apelike; monkeylike.

[ 1860-65; pithec ( us ) ape ( píthekos ) + -OID ]

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