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afropithecine

afropithecine noun: any hominoid of the family †Afropithecidae.

Noun

afropithecine (plural afropithecines)

  1. Any hominoid of the family †Afropithecidae

Forms of afropithecine

pluralafropithecines

Origin of afropithecine

From taxonomic name Afropithecidae + -ine (“related to”).

Questions about afropithecine

What does afropithecine mean?
Afropithecine means any hominoid of the family †Afropithecidae.
What part of speech is afropithecine?
Afropithecine is a noun.
What is the plural of afropithecine?
The plural of afropithecine is afropithecines.

Words near afropithecine in the dictionary

  1. Afrophobe
  2. Afrophobes
  3. Afrophobia
  4. Afrophobic
  5. Afrophone
  6. afropithecine
  7. afropithecines
  8. Afropolitan
  9. Afropolitanism
  10. Afropolitans
  11. Afropop

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