Australopithecus
/ˌɒstrələʊˈpɪθəkəs/noun
1- 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。
1.1
- 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.南猿属, 人科：数种, 包括身形较轻盈并被认为是人属直接祖先的非洲南猿。
派生词
australopithecine
/-ɪsiːn/ noun & adjective词源
modern Latin， from Latin australis 'southern' （see AUSTRAL） + Greek pithēkos 'ape'.