PITHECUS
\pˈɪθɛkəs], \pˈɪθɛkəs], \p_ˈɪ_θ_ɛ_k_ə_s]\
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pi-th[=e]'kus, n. a name formerly used by zoologists for various groups of apes and monkeys.--ns. PITHECANTHR[=O]'PI, hypothetical ape-men; PITH[=E]'CIA, the genus of South American monkeys which includes the Sakis and allied species.--adj. PITH[=E]'COID. [L.,--Gr. pith[=e]kos, an ape.]
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