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Aegyptopithecus
[ ih-jip-toh-pith-i-kuhs, -puh-thee-kuhs ]
noun
- a presumed genus of extinct primate, known from remains of a single species, A. zeuxis, 33–35 million years old and thought to have resembled modern New World monkeys: most fossils originate in Egypt, the first having been discovered in central Egypt in 1965.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Aegyptopithecus1
First recorded in 1960–65; from New Latin, equivalent to Latin Aegypt(us) “Egypt” + New Latin -o- + pithēcus “ape,” from Greek píthēkos; -o- ( def )
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Example Sentences
Other finds on expeditions led by Dr. Simons include Catopithecus, a primate somewhat older than Aegyptopithecus.
From New York Times
Reconstructing the inner ear canals of Aegyptopithecus zeuxis and other ancient primates is giving scientists new clues about their locomotion.
From Science Magazine
Dr. Simons and his team later turned up more Aegyptopithecus skulls — finds that suggested the creature was no towering intellectual.
From New York Times
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