-anthropus

noun combining form

-an·​thro·​pus

ˈan(t)thrəpəs,

ˌanˈthrōpəs,

-aan-,

-ain-

: human being

—in generic names of primates

Pithecanthropus

Sinanthropus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek anthrōpos

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