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GENUS ALGERIPITHECUS

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Meaning:

An extinct genus of Hominoidea

Synonyms:

Algeripithecus; genus Algeripithecus

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Algeripithecus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Algeripithecus"):

Algeripithecus minutus (tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid)

Holonyms ("genus Algeripithecus" is a member of...):

Hominoidea; superfamily Hominoidea (anthropoid apes and human beings)

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