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.
双语例句
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 ”.
来自辞典例句
2. Some Australopithecus molars show no trace of microscopic cracks that hard foods should create.
