Definition of Pithecanthropus in English:

Pithecanthropus

noun ˌpɪθɪˈkanθrəpəsˌpɪθəˈkænθrəpəs

A former genus name applied to some fossil hominids found in Java in 1891.
猿人（曾用于1891年发现于爪哇的某些化石原始人的属名）。见JAVA MAN
See Java man
Example sentencesExamples
- This ‘Java or Solo man’ was named Pithecanthropus erectus, which means ‘upright ape man’.
- We encounter the term ‘ape man’ in its Greek version, Pithecanthropus, in the writings of Ernst Haeckel, who was one of Charles Darwin's great supporters in Germany during the nineteenth century.
- During a dig on the island of Java, he discovered the first fossils of a Pithecanthropus erectus.
- Everything about Pithecanthropus alalus, or the ‘speechless apeman’ was the product of Haeckel's imagination.
- Among the early additions were the Pithecanthropus fossils (the so-called Java man) from a human-sized hominid with heavy brow ridges and a brain of intermediate size.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek pithēkos 'ape' + anthrōpos 'man'.

Definition of Pithecanthropus in US English:

Pithecanthropus

nounˌpiTHəˈkanTHrəpəsˌpɪθəˈkænθrəpəs

A former genus name applied to some fossilized hominids found in Java in 1891.
猿人（曾用于1891年发现于爪哇的某些化石原始人的属名）。见JAVA MAN
See Java man
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the early additions were the Pithecanthropus fossils (the so-called Java man) from a human-sized hominid with heavy brow ridges and a brain of intermediate size.
- Everything about Pithecanthropus alalus, or the ‘speechless apeman’ was the product of Haeckel's imagination.
- During a dig on the island of Java, he discovered the first fossils of a Pithecanthropus erectus.
- This ‘Java or Solo man’ was named Pithecanthropus erectus, which means ‘upright ape man’.
- We encounter the term ‘ape man’ in its Greek version, Pithecanthropus, in the writings of Ernst Haeckel, who was one of Charles Darwin's great supporters in Germany during the nineteenth century.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek pithēkos ‘ape’ + anthrōpos ‘man’.

词汇	Pithecanthropus
释义	Definition of Pithecanthropus in English: Pithecanthropus noun ˌpɪθɪˈkanθrəpəsˌpɪθəˈkænθrəpəs A former genus name applied to some fossil hominids found in Java in 1891. 猿人（曾用于1891年发现于爪哇的某些化石原始人的属名）。见JAVA MAN See Java man Example sentencesExamples This ‘Java or Solo man’ was named Pithecanthropus erectus, which means ‘upright ape man’. We encounter the term ‘ape man’ in its Greek version, Pithecanthropus, in the writings of Ernst Haeckel, who was one of Charles Darwin's great supporters in Germany during the nineteenth century. During a dig on the island of Java, he discovered the first fossils of a Pithecanthropus erectus. Everything about Pithecanthropus alalus, or the ‘speechless apeman’ was the product of Haeckel's imagination. Among the early additions were the Pithecanthropus fossils (the so-called Java man) from a human-sized hominid with heavy brow ridges and a brain of intermediate size. Origin Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek pithēkos 'ape' + anthrōpos 'man'. Definition of Pithecanthropus in US English: Pithecanthropus nounˌpiTHəˈkanTHrəpəsˌpɪθəˈkænθrəpəs A former genus name applied to some fossilized hominids found in Java in 1891. 猿人（曾用于1891年发现于爪哇的某些化石原始人的属名）。见JAVA MAN See Java man Example sentencesExamples Among the early additions were the Pithecanthropus fossils (the so-called Java man) from a human-sized hominid with heavy brow ridges and a brain of intermediate size. Everything about Pithecanthropus alalus, or the ‘speechless apeman’ was the product of Haeckel's imagination. During a dig on the island of Java, he discovered the first fossils of a Pithecanthropus erectus. This ‘Java or Solo man’ was named Pithecanthropus erectus, which means ‘upright ape man’. We encounter the term ‘ape man’ in its Greek version, Pithecanthropus, in the writings of Ernst Haeckel, who was one of Charles Darwin's great supporters in Germany during the nineteenth century. Origin Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek pithēkos ‘ape’ + anthrōpos ‘man’.
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