genus Dryopithecus ge·nusd·ryo·pithecus uncommon noun 1. genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene SynonymsDryopithecusgenus Dryopithecus Related words Broader terms mammal genus Parts Hominidae Part of dryopithecinerudapithecus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.