pithecanthropus

汉语翻译

n. 猿人, 爪哇直立猿人

词型变化：

形容词:pithecanthropic 

英语解释：

名词 pithecanthropus:

1. former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
   同义词：Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus

详细解释：

pith.e.can.thro.pus

n.（名词）
An extinct primate postulated from bones found in Java in 89 and originally designatedPithecanthropus erectus because it was thought to represent a species evolutionarily between apes and human beings. Pithecanthropus is now classified as Homo erectus.
爪哇猿人：一绝种的猿人，据 * 爪哇发现的骨头推测出，因为认为它可能属于一种介于猿与人之间的物种，所以早先将其认定为爪哇直立猿人 。现在这种猿人被归为 直立人

来源：
New Latin [genus name]
现代拉丁语 [属名]
Greek pithôkos [ape]
希腊语 pithôkos [猿]
Greek anthrôpos [man]
希腊语 anthrôpos [人]

【引伸】
pith.ecanthrop.ic

pith.ecan.thropine