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pliopithecoid

pliopithecoid noun: a member of the extinct superfamily of catarrhine primates, Pliopithecoidea.

Noun

pliopithecoid (plural pliopithecoids)

  1. A member of the extinct superfamily of catarrhine primates, Pliopithecoidea.
    • Pliopithecoids persisted in Europe, Asia and Africa long after the first true apes and Old World monkeys appeared, and the fossil of one was the specimen Darwin was referred to.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 110

Forms of pliopithecoid

pluralpliopithecoids

Origin of pliopithecoid

From scientific Latin Pliopithecoidea (superfamily name).

Questions about pliopithecoid

What does pliopithecoid mean?
Pliopithecoid means a member of the extinct superfamily of catarrhine primates, Pliopithecoidea.
What part of speech is pliopithecoid?
Pliopithecoid is a noun.
What is the plural of pliopithecoid?
The plural of pliopithecoid is pliopithecoids.

Words near pliopithecoid in the dictionary

  1. Pliocene Ridge
  2. pliomerid
  3. pliomerids
  4. pliopithecid
  5. pliopithecids
  6. pliopithecoid
  7. pliopithecoids
  8. plioplatecarpine
  9. plioplatecarpines
  10. pliosaur
  11. pliosaurian

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