• n. 南猿

austral, 南方的。希臘語pithekos, 猿。因首次在南非發(fā)現(xiàn)而得名。

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.

1. Dart christened the fossil Australopithecus Africanus, meaning the'southern African ape ".

達特給化石命名為非洲南猿, 意即 “ 南非類人猿 ”.

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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堅硬的食物會留下的顯微裂縫的痕跡.

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