australopithecine

n. 更新纪灵长动物 a. 更新纪灵长动物的

发音

UK /ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/

词形变化

australopithecines 复数 australopithecines more australopithecine 比较级 most australopithecine 最高级

别名

Australopithecine

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.

    生物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to these hominids.

    生物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

hominid

相关短语

robust australopithecine gracile australopithecine

词源

Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily Australopithecinae, formed in New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

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