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Definition of: Gigantopithecus
(jī·gan′tō·pith′ə·kəs) noun Paleontol.
A giant hominoid primate of the early Pleistocene, represented only by several very large fossilized molar teeth discovered in Hong Kong apothecary shops between 1935 and 1939. Also Gi·gant·an·thro·pus (jī′gan·tan′thrə·pəs). [<NL <Gk. gigas, -antos giant + pithēkos ape]
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