pithecanthropus in English
noun
1
a former genus name applied to some fossilized hominids found in Java in 1891.
Among the early additions were the Pithecanthropus fossils (the so-called Java man) from a human-sized hominid with heavy brow ridges and a brain of intermediate size.
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1. The fossil of the pithecanthropus Yuxian Man cranium unearthed in Shiyan is considered as the national treasure because of its high historical value.