Bunopithecus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βουνός (bounós, “hill”) + πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

Proper noun

†Bunopithecus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Hylobatidae – a single extinct species Bunopithecus sericus.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hylobatidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): †Bunopithecus sericus (species)
- Bunopithecus hoolock (= Hoolock hoolock) (obsolete, species reclassified)

Further reading

Bunopithecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bunopithecus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bunopithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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