Definition of Genus Sivapithecus

1. Noun. Extinct primates; lower Pliocene.

Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Hominidae, Hominidae
Member holonyms: Sivapithecus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sivapithecus

genus Simarouba
genus Simulium
genus Sinanthropus
genus Sinapis
genus Sinningia
genus Sinornis
genus Siren
genus Sison
genus Sistrurus
genus Sisymbrium
genus Sisyrinchium
genus Sitophylus
genus Sitotroga
genus Sitta
genus Sium
genus Sivapithecus (current term)
genus Sloanea
genus Smilax
genus Smiledon
genus Smyrnium
genus Sobralia
genus Solandra
genus Solanopteris
genus Solanum
genus Solea
genus Soleirolia
genus Solenopsis
genus Solenostemon
genus Solidago
genus Somateria

Literary usage of Genus Sivapithecus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"... also resembles the Lower Siwalik genus Sivapithecus Pilgrim (to be noted below) in the general appearance of the molars, with relative width of the ..."

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