Limnopithecus

noun

Lim·​no·​pi·​the·​cus

ˌlimnōpə̇ˈthēkəs,

-ōˈpithə̇kəs

: a genus of fossil nonbrachiating gibbons from the Lower Miocene of eastern Africa

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from limn- + -pithecus

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