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the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Pithecanthropus
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(1):
(n.) an animal of this genus.
(2):
(n.) A genus consisting of an primate (P. erectus) apparently intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes, known from bones of a single individual found in Java (hence called Java man) in 1891-92. These bones include a thigh bone of the human type, two molar teeth intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids, and the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of about 900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that of the Neanderthal man.
(3):
(n.) A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pithecanthropus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pithecanthropus.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pithecanthropus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pithecanthropus.html. 1828.
