Gigantopithecus

/ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒpɪθɪkəs/

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Translation of "gigantopithecus" into Russian

Noun

/ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒpɪθɪkəs/

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gigantopithecus

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The gigantopithecus was a large ape that lived in Asia.

Гигантопитек был большой обезьяной, жившей в Азии.

Noun

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An individual ape belonging to the extinct genus Gigantopithecus.

Researchers believe a gigantopithecus could have stood up to three metres tall.

Adjective

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Relating to or characteristic of the extinct genus Gigantopithecus.

The museum houses a collection of gigantopithecus fossils.

Proper noun

A fossil genus of very large extinct apes that lived in Asia during the Pleistocene epoch.

Gigantopithecus is known mainly from jawbones and teeth discovered in caves across southern China.