Definition of Laetoli in English:

Laetoli

(also Laetolil)

noun lʌɪˈtəʊli

Geology

Used attributive with reference to a series of volcanic Pliocene deposits in northern Tanzania and their associated fossils, notably (in later use) three trails of footprints made by bipedal hominids and dated to 3.6 million years ago; especially in "Laetolil beds".

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From Laetoli, the name of a site south of the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania (from Masai (regional) laetole, olaetole, masculine form corresponding to the more common feminine nkaetole, enkaetole crowned crane), where the deposits were identified in the 1930s and the footprints were found in 1976.

Definition of Laetoli in US English:

Laetoli

(also Laetolil)

nounlʌɪˈtəʊli

Geology

Used attributive with reference to a series of volcanic Pliocene deposits in northern Tanzania and their associated fossils, notably (in later use) three trails of footprints made by bipedal hominids and dated to 3.6 million years ago; especially in "Laetolil beds".

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From Laetoli, the name of a site south of the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania (from Masai (regional) laetole, olaetole, masculine form corresponding to the more common feminine nkaetole, enkaetole crowned crane), where the deposits were identified in the 1930s and the footprints were found in 1976.

词汇	Laetoli
释义	Definition of Laetoli in English: Laetoli (also Laetolil) noun lʌɪˈtəʊli Geology Used attributive with reference to a series of volcanic Pliocene deposits in northern Tanzania and their associated fossils, notably (in later use) three trails of footprints made by bipedal hominids and dated to 3.6 million years ago; especially in "Laetolil beds". Origin 1930s; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From Laetoli, the name of a site south of the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania (from Masai (regional) laetole, olaetole, masculine form corresponding to the more common feminine nkaetole, enkaetole crowned crane), where the deposits were identified in the 1930s and the footprints were found in 1976. Definition of Laetoli in US English: Laetoli (also Laetolil) nounlʌɪˈtəʊli Geology Used attributive with reference to a series of volcanic Pliocene deposits in northern Tanzania and their associated fossils, notably (in later use) three trails of footprints made by bipedal hominids and dated to 3.6 million years ago; especially in "Laetolil beds". Origin 1930s; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From Laetoli, the name of a site south of the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania (from Masai (regional) laetole, olaetole, masculine form corresponding to the more common feminine nkaetole, enkaetole crowned crane), where the deposits were identified in the 1930s and the footprints were found in 1976.
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