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