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dryopithecine

dryopithecine adjective: of, or relating to, the primate subfamily †Dryopithecinae, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.

Adjective

dryopithecine (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to, the primate subfamily †Dryopithecinae, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.

Noun

dryopithecine (plural dryopithecines)

  1. Any member of this subfamily of primates.

Forms of dryopithecine

pluraldryopithecines

Origin of dryopithecine

Borrowed from Translingual Dryopithecinae.

Questions about dryopithecine

What does dryopithecine mean?
Dryopithecine means of, or relating to, the primate subfamily †Dryopithecinae, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
What part of speech is dryopithecine?
Dryopithecine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near dryopithecine in the dictionary

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

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