SIVAPITHECUS


Meaning of SIVAPITHECUS in English

/siv'euh pith"i keuhs, -peuh thee"keuhs/ , n.

a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.

[ Siva ( siva SHIVA) + Gk píthekos ape ]

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