Definition of Australopithecus in English:

Australopithecus

noun ˌɒstrələʊˈpɪθɪkəsˌɔstrəloʊˈpɪθəkəs

A fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits (c.4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa.
南方古猿
Genus Australopithecus, family Hominidae: several species, including the lightly built A. africanus, which is thought to be the immediate ancestor of the human genus Homo
Example sentencesExamples
- Bramble adds that walking cannot explain the changes in body form that distinguish humans from Australopithecus.
- She was dated at about 3.5 million years old and was a member of a prehuman genus called Australopithecus.
- Although we don't know if it was a direct human ancestor, Australopithecus was certainly closely related to the animals we are descended from.
- Bipedalism - the ability to walk upright on two legs - evolved in the ape-like Australopithecus at least 4.5 million years ago while they also retained the ability to travel through the trees.
- Scientists studied two species of early humans, Australopithecus africanus, which lived in southern Africa around three million years ago, and Paranthropus robustus, which inhabited the same area about a million years later.
- Dart, who along with Charles Darwin before him suspected that Africa, not Asia, was the cradle of humankind, named the fossil Australopithecus, or ‘southern ape.’
- In Australopithecus fossils, though, the muscle has a much more limited area of attachment.
- The researchers say adaptations for running stretch back more than two million years, allowing humans to evolve from our apelike ancestors Australopithecus.

Derivatives

australopithecine

noun ˌɒstrələʊˈpɪθɪsiːn

A fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits (circa 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa.
南方古猿
the flat forehead of extinct australopithecines
Example sentencesExamples
- This hominid was larger than the australopithecines and Homo habilis, with a brain approaching the size of a modern human brain.
- How could the australopithecines survive in Pliocene Africa?
- All hominids, including the australopithecines, are bipedal, meaning that they walk on two legs, and are therefore members of the ancestral lineage leading to modern humans (we are the sole bipedal apes).

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin australis 'southern' (see austral) + Greek pithēkos 'ape'.

Definition of Australopithecus in US English:

Australopithecus

nounˌôstrəlōˈpiTHəkəsˌɔstrəloʊˈpɪθəkəs

A fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits (c.4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa.
南方古猿
Genus Australopithecus, family Hominidae: several species, including the lightly built A. africanus, which is thought to be the immediate ancestor of the human genus Homo. The more heavily built forms (often placed in the genus Paranthropus), such as A. robustus and A. boisei, were probably evolutionary dead ends
Example sentencesExamples
- Scientists studied two species of early humans, Australopithecus africanus, which lived in southern Africa around three million years ago, and Paranthropus robustus, which inhabited the same area about a million years later.
- She was dated at about 3.5 million years old and was a member of a prehuman genus called Australopithecus.
- In Australopithecus fossils, though, the muscle has a much more limited area of attachment.
- The researchers say adaptations for running stretch back more than two million years, allowing humans to evolve from our apelike ancestors Australopithecus.
- Bramble adds that walking cannot explain the changes in body form that distinguish humans from Australopithecus.
- Dart, who along with Charles Darwin before him suspected that Africa, not Asia, was the cradle of humankind, named the fossil Australopithecus, or ‘southern ape.’
- Bipedalism - the ability to walk upright on two legs - evolved in the ape-like Australopithecus at least 4.5 million years ago while they also retained the ability to travel through the trees.
- Although we don't know if it was a direct human ancestor, Australopithecus was certainly closely related to the animals we are descended from.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin australis ‘southern’ (see austral) + Greek pithēkos ‘ape’.

单词	Australopithecus
释义	Definition of Australopithecus in English: Australopithecus noun ˌɒstrələʊˈpɪθɪkəsˌɔstrəloʊˈpɪθəkəs A fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits (c.4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa. 南方古猿 Genus Australopithecus, family Hominidae: several species, including the lightly built A. africanus, which is thought to be the immediate ancestor of the human genus Homo Example sentencesExamples Bramble adds that walking cannot explain the changes in body form that distinguish humans from Australopithecus. She was dated at about 3.5 million years old and was a member of a prehuman genus called Australopithecus. Although we don't know if it was a direct human ancestor, Australopithecus was certainly closely related to the animals we are descended from. Bipedalism - the ability to walk upright on two legs - evolved in the ape-like Australopithecus at least 4.5 million years ago while they also retained the ability to travel through the trees. Scientists studied two species of early humans, Australopithecus africanus, which lived in southern Africa around three million years ago, and Paranthropus robustus, which inhabited the same area about a million years later. Dart, who along with Charles Darwin before him suspected that Africa, not Asia, was the cradle of humankind, named the fossil Australopithecus, or ‘southern ape.’ In Australopithecus fossils, though, the muscle has a much more limited area of attachment. The researchers say adaptations for running stretch back more than two million years, allowing humans to evolve from our apelike ancestors Australopithecus. Derivatives australopithecine noun ˌɒstrələʊˈpɪθɪsiːn A fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits (circa 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa. 南方古猿 the flat forehead of extinct australopithecines Example sentencesExamples This hominid was larger than the australopithecines and Homo habilis, with a brain approaching the size of a modern human brain. How could the australopithecines survive in Pliocene Africa? All hominids, including the australopithecines, are bipedal, meaning that they walk on two legs, and are therefore members of the ancestral lineage leading to modern humans (we are the sole bipedal apes). Origin Modern Latin, from Latin australis 'southern' (see austral) + Greek pithēkos 'ape'. Definition of Australopithecus in US English: Australopithecus nounˌôstrəlōˈpiTHəkəsˌɔstrəloʊˈpɪθəkəs A fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits (c.4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa. 南方古猿 Genus Australopithecus, family Hominidae: several species, including the lightly built A. africanus, which is thought to be the immediate ancestor of the human genus Homo. The more heavily built forms (often placed in the genus Paranthropus), such as A. robustus and A. boisei, were probably evolutionary dead ends Example sentencesExamples Scientists studied two species of early humans, Australopithecus africanus, which lived in southern Africa around three million years ago, and Paranthropus robustus, which inhabited the same area about a million years later. She was dated at about 3.5 million years old and was a member of a prehuman genus called Australopithecus. In Australopithecus fossils, though, the muscle has a much more limited area of attachment. The researchers say adaptations for running stretch back more than two million years, allowing humans to evolve from our apelike ancestors Australopithecus. Bramble adds that walking cannot explain the changes in body form that distinguish humans from Australopithecus. Dart, who along with Charles Darwin before him suspected that Africa, not Asia, was the cradle of humankind, named the fossil Australopithecus, or ‘southern ape.’ Bipedalism - the ability to walk upright on two legs - evolved in the ape-like Australopithecus at least 4.5 million years ago while they also retained the ability to travel through the trees. Although we don't know if it was a direct human ancestor, Australopithecus was certainly closely related to the animals we are descended from. Origin Modern Latin, from Latin australis ‘southern’ (see austral) + Greek pithēkos ‘ape’.
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