Gigantopithecus
- noun
- /ˌdʒaɪɡənˈtɒpɪθɪkəs/
- Offensive
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mastodonte
- At the amusement park, he felt like a Gigantopithecus among the smaller kids on the rides.
Examples
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The statue of the giant warrior seemed like a modern-day Gigantopithecus, towering over all the other displays.
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I'm telling you, Gigantopithecus is like an old Giganta.
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Most likely, they are descendants of the gigantopithecus, a large prehistoric primate that existed in the Miocene and Pliocene periods.
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Oh, how magnificus it would be A Gigantopithecus like me Could learn to do Like you humans do-oo-oo Can learn to be like someone like you-oo-oo Can learn to be like someone like me-ee-ee Trust in me Just in me Shut your eyes Trust in me
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When he walked into the room, his size gave him a Gigantopithecus presence that turned heads.
Synonyms
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A very large and strong person or thing
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A very large thing like a pizza or teddy bear
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A person who is bigger than most people
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A giant character with a huge appetite in a famous French comic novel
Someone or something that is very large and impressive, often as a joke
A very large or powerful thing that causes great damage like the movie monster
A very large person, animal, or thing that is impressive in size
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Etymology
Gigantopithecus comes from Greek parts gigant meaning 'giant' and pithecus meaning 'ape'. So people use it jokingly to call a very large or primitive-looking person or thing a 'giant ape'.