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GENUS AEGYPTOPITHECUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Aegyptopithecus mean?
• GENUS AEGYPTOPITHECUS (noun)
The noun GENUS AEGYPTOPITHECUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Hominoidea
Familiarity information: GENUS AEGYPTOPITHECUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS AEGYPTOPITHECUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Hominoidea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Aegyptopithecus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Aegyptopithecus"):
Aegyptopithecus (extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt)
Holonyms ("genus Aegyptopithecus" is a member of...):
Hominoidea; superfamily Hominoidea (anthropoid apes and human beings)
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