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"Dryopithecine" Definition

noun

An extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World fossil remains of the Miocene and Pliocene epochs and believed to be an ancestor of the anthropoid apes and humans.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of a subfamily (Dryopithecinae) of Miocene and Pliocene Old World anthropoid apes sometimes regarded as ancestors of both humans and modern anthropoids.

Source: Merriam-Webster

adjective

Of or belonging to the genus Dryopithecus.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

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