'Pithecoid' definitions:

Definition of 'Pithecoid'

From: GCIDE
  • Pithecoid \Pith"e*coid\, a. [Gr. ? an ape + -oid.] (Zool.)
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the genus Pithecia, or subfamily Pithecin[ae], which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South American monkeys. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes in particular, or to the higher apes of the Old World, collectively. [1913 Webster]