Gigantopithecus
Translingual
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Gigantopithecus giganteus, replica of a fossil jawbone
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek Γίγαντος (Gígantos) (genitive of Γίγας (Gígas, “Giant”)) + πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).
Proper noun
Gigantopithecus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – an ape that existed from roughly one million years to as recently as three-hundred thousand years ago, in what is now China, India, and Vietnam.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gigantopithecus bilaspurensis, Gigantopithecus blacki, Gigantopithecus giganteus (extinct species)
Further reading
Gigantopithecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gigantopithecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Gigantopithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons