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- [jahy-gan-toh-pi-thee-kuh s, -pith-i-kuh s, ji-]
- /dʒaɪˌgæn toʊ pɪˈθi kəs, -ˈpɪθ ɪ kəs, dʒɪ-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jahy-gan-toh-pi-thee-kuh s, -pith-i-kuh s, ji-]
- /dʒaɪˌgæn toʊ pɪˈθi kəs, -ˈpɪθ ɪ kəs, dʒɪ-/
Definition of gigantopithecus word
- noun gigantopithecus a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived. 1
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Origin of gigantopithecus
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; < New Latin < Greek gigant- (stem of gígās) giant + -o- -o- + píthēkos ape
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gigantopithecus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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