Sinanthropus

Sin·an·thro·pus

 (sī-năn′thrə-pəs, sĭ-, sī′năn-thrō′pəs, sĭn′ăn-)

n.

A genus name formerly used for the fossil remains known as Peking man.

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[New Latin Sīnanthrōpus, former genus name : Sino- + Greek anthrōpos, human being.]

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sinanthropus

(sɪnˈænθrəpəs)

n

(Anthropology & Ethnology) a primitive apelike man of the genus Sinanthropus, now considered a subspecies of Homo erectus. See also Java man, Peking man

[C20: from New Latin, from Late Latin Sīnae the Chinese + -anthropus, from Greek anthrōpos man]

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Sinanthropus - genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned genus Sinanthropus hominid - a primate of the family Hominidae

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