Ardipithecus Definition
ärdĭ-pĭthĭ-kəs
noun
A genus of extinct hominins known from fossil remains found in eastern Africa and dating from about 5.8 to 4.4 million years ago. Ardipithecus is widely considered to be ancestral to Australopithecus.
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Origin of Ardipithecus
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New Latin Ardipithēcus genus name Afar (language of the area of Ethiopia where remains of the hominins were found) ardi earth, ground (from Arabic ’arḍ ℵrṣ́ in Semitic roots) Greek pithēkos ape (of unknown origin)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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