Australopithecus

[,ɔstrələu'piθəkəs]
  • n. 南猿
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Australopithecus 南方古猿

austral, 南方的。希腊语pithekos, 猿。因首次在南非发现而得名。

Australopithecus (n.)
1925, coined by Australian anthropologist Raymond A. Dart (1893-1988) from Latin australis "southern" (see Australia) + Greek pithekos "ape." So called because first discovered in South Africa.
1. Dart christened the fossil Australopithecus Africanus, meaning the'southern African ape ".
达特给化石命名为非洲南猿, 意即 “ 南非类人猿 ”.

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2. Some Australopithecus molars show no trace of microscopic cracks that hard foods should create.
一些南方古猿的磨牙看不出坚硬的食物会留下的显微裂缝的痕迹.

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