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GENUS ALGERIPITHECUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An extinct genus of Hominoidea
Synonyms:
Algeripithecus; genus Algeripithecus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Algeripithecus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Algeripithecus"):
Algeripithecus minutus (tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid)
Holonyms ("genus Algeripithecus" is a member of...):
Hominoidea; superfamily Hominoidea (anthropoid apes and human beings)
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