australopithecineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɒstrələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθᵻsiːn/,

/ˌɔːstrələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθᵻsiːn/, U.S.

/ˌɔstrəloʊˈpɪθəˌsin/,

/ˌɑstrəloʊˈpɪθəˌsin/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Australopithecus n., -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < Australopithecus n. + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin Australopithecinae , former subfamily name (1943 or earlier). Compare earlier pithecine adj. and slightly earlier dryopithecine adj.

Palaeontology.

A. adj.

Designating extinct hominids of the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and related forms, which are commonly thought of as ‘apemen’ (cf. apeman n. 2); of or relating to such hominids.For a time treated as a separate subfamily ( Australopithecinae), the australopithecines are now usually placed in the subtribe Hominina along with humans and chimpanzees.

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australopithecine1938

1938 Science 30 Dec. 615/1 (title) Evidence of the Australopithecine man-apes on the origin of man.

1968 I. W. Cornwall Prehistoric Animals & their Hunters i. 37 We know that there were much earlier cave-dwellers: for instance, at the Australopithecine sites in South Africa.

1988 P. Cloud Oasis in Space xvii. 448/1 Emergence of humankind from apekind was only approaching or had barely reached the australopithecine level.

2007 Brit. Archaeol. Sept.–Oct. 5/3 In Houston an australopithecine skeleton..is to be shown outside its Ethiopian home for the first time.

B. n.

An australopithecine hominid; an ‘apeman’.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Pongidae (ape) > fossil or extinct types

Dryopithecus1862

Sivapithecus1915

Australopithecus1925

Proconsul1933

Ramapithecus1934

Plesianthropus1938

australopithecine1941

australopith1949

Kenyapithecus1961

ramapithecine1972

Afropithecus1986

1941 Nature 18 Jan. 86/1 A large monograph on the South African Australopithecines is being prepared.

1965 N.Y. Times Mag. Apr. 78/2 The killer and others related to him belong to a group of extinct species known collectively as ‘australopithecines’, which, literally translated, means ‘southern apes’.

1985 E. H. Colbert Wandering Lands & Animals (new ed.) xi. 274 It has been possible to establish radiometric dates for those ape-men known as the Australopithecines, and their associates.

2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans Hist. Sci. & Technol. 4/2 It is thought that these australopithecines had too little brain power to make tools.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	australopithecine
释义	australopithecineadj.n. Brit. /ˌɒstrələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθᵻsiːn/, /ˌɔːstrələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθᵻsiːn/, U.S. /ˌɔstrəloʊˈpɪθəˌsin/, /ˌɑstrəloʊˈpɪθəˌsin/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Australopithecus n., -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < Australopithecus n. + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin Australopithecinae , former subfamily name (1943 or earlier). Compare earlier pithecine adj. and slightly earlier dryopithecine adj. Palaeontology. A. adj. Designating extinct hominids of the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and related forms, which are commonly thought of as ‘apemen’ (cf. apeman n. 2); of or relating to such hominids.For a time treated as a separate subfamily ( Australopithecinae), the australopithecines are now usually placed in the subtribe Hominina along with humans and chimpanzees. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to extinct types australopithecine1938 1938 Science 30 Dec. 615/1 (title) Evidence of the Australopithecine man-apes on the origin of man. 1968 I. W. Cornwall Prehistoric Animals & their Hunters i. 37 We know that there were much earlier cave-dwellers: for instance, at the Australopithecine sites in South Africa. 1988 P. Cloud Oasis in Space xvii. 448/1 Emergence of humankind from apekind was only approaching or had barely reached the australopithecine level. 2007 Brit. Archaeol. Sept.–Oct. 5/3 In Houston an australopithecine skeleton..is to be shown outside its Ethiopian home for the first time. B. n. An australopithecine hominid; an ‘apeman’. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Pongidae (ape) > fossil or extinct types Dryopithecus1862 Sivapithecus1915 Australopithecus1925 Proconsul1933 Ramapithecus1934 Plesianthropus1938 australopithecine1941 australopith1949 Kenyapithecus1961 ramapithecine1972 Afropithecus1986 1941 Nature 18 Jan. 86/1 A large monograph on the South African Australopithecines is being prepared. 1965 N.Y. Times Mag. Apr. 78/2 The killer and others related to him belong to a group of extinct species known collectively as ‘australopithecines’, which, literally translated, means ‘southern apes’. 1985 E. H. Colbert Wandering Lands & Animals (new ed.) xi. 274 It has been possible to establish radiometric dates for those ape-men known as the Australopithecines, and their associates. 2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans Hist. Sci. & Technol. 4/2 It is thought that these australopithecines had too little brain power to make tools. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1938
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