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Caenopithecus

Cae·no·pi·the·cus [ ˌsēnōpə̇ˈthēkəs]

Caenopithecus

noun

[ˌsēnōpə̇ˈthēkəs]

Definition of Caenopithecus

: a genus of primates (family Adapidae) of the Eocene of Switzerland in some respects intermediate between tarsioids and the higher primates

First Known Use of Caenopithecus

1875, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Caenopithecus

New Latin, from caen- + -pithecus

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