中文词源
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。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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 ”.
- 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.