algeripithecus minutus: tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
hominoid: a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
tetherball: a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole