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Ramapithecus
[ rah-muh-pith-i-kuhs, -puh-thee-kuhs ]
noun
- a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ramapithecus1
< New Latin (1934), equivalent to Sanskrit Rāma Rama + Greek píthēkos ape
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