noun
pithecanthropus; pithecanthrope
Scientific term for an extinct hominid genus, often associated with Java Man (ジャワ原人). Used in paleoanthropology contexts.
from Latin
See also: ジャワ原人 (ジャワげんじん)
ピテカントロプスはジャワ島で化石が発見された。
Fossils of Pithecanthropus were discovered on Java.
ジャワ原人 is the common Japanese name for Java Man, a specific example of Pithecanthropus. ピテカントロプス is the scientific genus name.
From Latin Pithecanthropus, a genus name coined in the 19th century from Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, 'ape') and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, 'man').