| 单词 |
Australopithecus |
| 释义 |
Australopithecus|ɔːˌstreɪləʊˈpɪθɪkəs|
[mod.L., f. L. austrālis southern + Gr. πίθηκος ape.]
In full Australopithecus africanus, a form of anthropoid ape known from fossil remains discovered at Taung in Bechuanaland in 1924 (cf. Taung). Hence Auˌstraloˈpithecine a. and n., pl. -s; also in mod.L. form Australopithecinæ.
1925R. A. Dart in Nature 7 Feb. 195, I propose that the first known species of the group be designated Australopithecus africanus. 1937Ann. Reg. 1936 52 A Pleistocene skull of Australopithecus type..was found near Johannesburg. 1940Jrnl. R. Anthrop. Inst. LXX. 23 The diminutive gap which separates the Australopithecine group proper from human status. 1947Lancet 14 June 837/1 Later, more remains of the same type of creature were discovered..and these are now all regarded as representatives of a common sub-family, the Australopithecinae. 1953N.Y. Times 3 Jan. 16/7 A small and aberrant..specimen of Paranthropus, one of the South African apemen or Australopithecines. |
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