名詞 pithecanthropus:

1. former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
   同義詞：Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus

pith.e.can.thro.pus

n.（名詞）
An extinct primate postulated from bones found in Java in 89 and originally designatedPithecanthropus erectus because it was thought to represent a species evolutionarily between apes and human beings. Pithecanthropus is now classified as Homo erectus.
爪哇猿人：一絕種的猿人，據(jù)89年爪哇發(fā)現(xiàn)的骨頭推測(cè)出，因?yàn)檎J(rèn)為它可能屬于一種介于猿與人之間的物種，所以早先將其認(rèn)定為爪哇直立猿人 ?，F(xiàn)在這種猿人被歸為 直立人

來(lái)源：
New Latin [genus name]
現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) [屬名]
Greek pithôkos [ape]
希臘語(yǔ) pithôkos [猿]
Greek anthrôpos [man]
希臘語(yǔ) anthrôpos [人]

【引伸】
pith.ecanthrop.ic
pith.ecan.thropine