genus proconsul

1. 1.

   genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofHominoidea

Questions about genus proconsul

What does genus proconsul mean?

genus proconsul means "genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus".

Is genus proconsul a common word?

genus proconsul is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.