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dryopithecine: Meaning and Definition of

dry•o•pith•e•cine

Pronunciation: (drī"ō-pith'u-sēn", -sīn", -pu-thē'sin, -sīn), [key]
— n.
  1. (sometimes cap.) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to this ape.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
dryomorph Dryopithecus*
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