Pithecus

See also: -pithecus

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”)

Proper noun

Pithecus m

1. (archaic) Many taxa of primates, of varied placements and circumscriptions.
   1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae.

Derived terms

selected genera

• †Afropithecus
• Allenopithecus
• Anthropopithecus (syn. of Pan)
• †Ardipithecus
• Australopithecus
• †Bunopithecus
• †Caenopithecus
• Cercopithecus
• †Chororapithecus
• †Dryopithecus
• Galeopithecus (syn. of Cynocephalus)
• †Gigantopithecus
• Miopithecus
• †Parapithecus
• †Pierolapithecus
• Propithecus
• †Ramapithecus
• Rhinopithecus
• Semnopithecus
• †Sivapithecus
• Trachypithecus
• Theropithecus

selected species

• Pithecus brookei (syn. of Pongo pygmaeus morio)
• Pithecus curtus (syn. of Pongo pygmaeus morio)
• Pithecus entellus ajax (syn. of Semnopithecus ajax)
• Pithecus fuscatus (syn. of Macaca fuscata)
• Pithecus owenii (syn. of Pongo pygmaeus morio)
• Pithecus shanicus (syn. of Trachypithecus melamera)
• Pithecus wallichii (syn. of Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus)
  • For more see Pithecus at Index to Organism Names

References

• “Pithecus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Pithecus at Index to Organism Names
• Pithecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pithecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Primates at Paleobiology Database