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dryopithecid

dryopithecid noun: any extinct hominid in the family Dryopithecidae, now considered to be the tribe Dryopitheciini or the subfamily Dryopithecinae.

Noun

dryopithecid (plural dryopithecids)

  1. Any extinct hominid in the family Dryopithecidae, now considered to be the tribe Dryopitheciini or the subfamily Dryopithecinae.

Forms of dryopithecid

pluraldryopithecids

Questions about dryopithecid

What does dryopithecid mean?
Dryopithecid means any extinct hominid in the family Dryopithecidae, now considered to be the tribe Dryopitheciini or the subfamily Dryopithecinae.
What part of speech is dryopithecid?
Dryopithecid is a noun.
What is the plural of dryopithecid?
The plural of dryopithecid is dryopithecids.

Words near dryopithecid in the dictionary

  1. dryomorphs
  2. dryomyzid
  3. dryomyzids
  4. dryophthorid
  5. dryophthorids
  6. dryopithecid
  7. dryopithecids
  8. dryopithecine
  9. dryopithecines
  10. dryopteridaceous
  11. dryosaurid

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