Pithecanthropus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”) + Latin -us === Proper noun === Pithecanthropus m (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – whose species are now assigned to the genus Homo. It was first used as the generic name for what is now called Homo erectus erectus (Java man). ==== Synonyms ==== Anthropopithecus (generic name first used for Homo erectus erectus), Homo ==== Derived terms ==== Pithecanthropus erectus (Java man) ==== Descendants ==== English: pithecanthropoid === References === Pithecanthropus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pithecanthropus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies