pithecoid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pith′i koid′, pi thē′koid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pith•e•coid  (pith′i koid′, pi thē′koid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mammalsbelonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
  2. Zoology(loosely) apelike;
    monkeylike.
  • Greek píthēkos) + -oid
  • Neo-Latin pithēc(us) ape (
  • 1860–65

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