| 单词 | turkana boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTurkana boy 3. Palaeontology. As a modifier. Designating the most complete known skeleton of an early fossil hominid, a young male of Homo ergaster (or African H. erectus) discovered at Nariokotome near Lake Turkana, Kenya, in 1984, and dated to about 1.5 million years ago; of or relating to this find. Esp. in Turkana boy (also called Nariokotome boy). ΚΠ 1984 Science 2 Nov. 529/2 The Turkana boy stood around 5 feet 5 inches and would have reached 6 feet in adulthood. 1995 I. Tattersall Fossil Trail xiv. 188 It appears that the Turkana Boy may well have died after only about nine years of life. 2006 K. Sale After Eden iv. 107 This is exactly the kind of diet indicated by two parts of the Turkana skeleton. 2009 R. Dawkins Greatest Show on Earth vii. 197 The most famous specimen of Homo ergaster, and one of the most complete pre-human fossils ever found, is the Turkana Boy, or Nariokotome Boy. < as lemmas |
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