1. resembling or relating to an ape or monkey; having characteristics of primates
Usage: formal; scientific

Examples

• The fossil skull displayed pithecoid features that suggested an evolutionary link between early hominids and modern apes.
• Anthropologists examined the pithecoid characteristics of the skeletal remains.
• The pithecoid structure of the jaw indicated the specimen was not fully human.
• Early theories about human evolution often emphasized pithecoid traits in our ancestors.