algeripithecus

English Thesaurus

1. an extinct genus of Hominoidea (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	algeripithecus minutus,
definition	:	tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	hominoidea, superfamily hominoidea,
definition	:	anthropoid apes and human beings (noun.animal)