A large extinct ape, Afropithecus turkanensis, known from mid Miocene fossil remains found in northern Kenya, and dated to between 16 and 18 million years ago.
Origin
1980s. From scientific Latin Afropithecus, genus name, apparently from English Afro- + scientific Latin -pithecus (fossil) ape.
Definition of Afropithecus in US English:
Afropithecus
nounˌafrə(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪkəs
A large extinct ape, Afropithecus turkanensis, known from mid Miocene fossil remains found in northern Kenya, and dated to between 16 and 18 million years ago.
Origin
1980s. From scientific Latin Afropithecus, genus name, apparently from English Afro- + scientific Latin -pithecus (fossil) ape.