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SINANTHROPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sinanthropus mean?
• SINANTHROPUS (noun)
The noun SINANTHROPUS has 1 sense:
1. genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned
Familiarity information: SINANTHROPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sinanthropus; Sinanthropus
Hypernyms ("Sinanthropus" is a kind of...):
hominid (a primate of the family Hominidae)
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