Pitheci

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pitheci \Pi*the"ci\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pi`qhkos an ape.]
     (Zool.)
     A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys.
     Sometimes used in the sense of Primates.
     [1913 Webster]