australopithecine

australopithecine

美 [ɔstrələpɪ'θesɪn] 　英 [ɔ:strələpɪ'θesɪn]

• n.南方古猿
• 网络更新纪灵长动物；南猿

英汉解释

n.

1. 南方古猿

英英解释

adj.	1. describes or relating to a prehistoric primate of southern and eastern Africa whose fossilized remains resemble those of humans

例句

Perhaps 20 or more hominids (not all of them our ancestors) fill the gap between Lucy the australopithecine and modern humans.

在阿法南猿（露西）与现代人之间，人科动物的化石也许超过20种（他们不全是我们的祖先）。

Some researchers see the australopithecine mouth as sculpted for munching small, hard objects such as seeds.

一些研究人员把南方古猿的嘴看作是用力咀嚼如种子一样小而硬的食物的造型。