/ Dictionary / Index P Pithecanthropus*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pith•e•can•thro•pus Pronunciation: (pith"i-kan'thru-pus, -kun-thrō'pus), [key] — n. a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. pithecanthropoid pithecoid Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language