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词汇 Paranthropus
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Definition of Paranthropus in English:

Paranthropus

noun pəˈranθrəpəspəˈranTHrəpəs
  • A genus name often applied to robust fossil hominids first found in South Africa in 1938.

    傍人属(属名,常指1938年首次在南非发现的身材强健的原始人类化石)

    Australopithecus robustus and A. or 'Zinjanthropus' boisei, family Hominidae. See Australopithecus

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hominidae, the mammalian family that includes modern humans and their immediately extinct ancestors, contains four genera: Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Homo.
    • A big-jawed and relatively small-brained hominid known as Paranthropus consumed mainly nuts and other hard foods, causing it to die out as these resources became scarce in African habitats.
    • Falk's team looked not only at five Homo erectus skulls, but skulls of earlier hominids from Africa, such as Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus aethiopicus.
    • Estimated at 1.5 to 2 million years old, the Drimolen fossils are mostly teeth that belonged to Paranthropus robustus australopithecines.
    • The semicircular canal dimensions in crania from southern Africa attributed to Australopithecus and Paranthropus resemble those of the extant great apes.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek para- (expressing relationship) + anthrōpos 'man'.

Definition of Paranthropus in US English:

Paranthropus

nounpəˈranTHrəpəs
  • A genus name often applied to robust fossil hominids first found in South Africa in 1938.

    傍人属(属名,常指1938年首次在南非发现的身材强健的原始人类化石)

    Australopithecus robustus and A. or 'Zinjanthropus' boisei, family Hominidae. See Australopithecus

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Falk's team looked not only at five Homo erectus skulls, but skulls of earlier hominids from Africa, such as Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus aethiopicus.
    • The semicircular canal dimensions in crania from southern Africa attributed to Australopithecus and Paranthropus resemble those of the extant great apes.
    • Hominidae, the mammalian family that includes modern humans and their immediately extinct ancestors, contains four genera: Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Homo.
    • A big-jawed and relatively small-brained hominid known as Paranthropus consumed mainly nuts and other hard foods, causing it to die out as these resources became scarce in African habitats.
    • Estimated at 1.5 to 2 million years old, the Drimolen fossils are mostly teeth that belonged to Paranthropus robustus australopithecines.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek para- (expressing relationship) + anthrōpos ‘man’.

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