pithecoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pith"e*coid adjective
Etymology
Gr. an ape + -oid.
Definitions
(Zoöl.)
  1. Of or pertaining to the genus Pithecia, or subfamily Pithecinæ, which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South American monkeys.
  2. Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes in particular, or to the higher apes of the Old World, collectively.

Webster 1913