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Kenyapithecus

[ ken-yuh-pith-i-kuhs, -puh-thee-kuhs, keen- ]

noun

  1. a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kenyapithecus1

1960–65; < New Latin, equivalent to Kenya Kenya + pithēcus ape < Greek píthēkos

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