Aegyptopithecus


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Noun1.Aegyptopithecus - extinct primate of about 38 million years agoAegyptopithecus - extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
hominoid - a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
genus Aegyptopithecus - a genus of Hominoidea
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