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Dryopithecus
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs, “tree, timber; oak”) + -pithecus (“ape”).
Proper noun
†Dryopithecus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – the dryopithecuses; extinct great apes from the middle–late Miocene boundary of Europe 12.5 to 11.1 million years ago. [from 1857]
- A taxonomic subgenus within the family Hominidae – Dryopithecus (Dryopithecus).
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Catalan: driopitec
- → Chinese: 森林古猿 (sēnlín gǔyuán) (calque)
- → Dutch: dryopithecus
- → English: dryopithecus
- → Esperanto: driopiteko
- → French: dryopithèque
- → Italian: driopiteco
- → Polish: driopitek
- → Romanian: driopitec
- → Russian: дриопите́к (driopiték)
- → Ukrainian: дріопіте́к (driopiték)
References
Dryopithecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dryopithecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Dryopithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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