pithecanthropus pithecanthropoid • pithecanthropus erectus · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · pithecanthropus · · Text Latin · · Script 15 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus. Synonyms: Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075