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アウストラロピテクス Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アウストラロピテクス

also: オーストラロピテクス

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Meanings

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Australopithecus

Refers to the extinct hominin genus Australopithecus, known from Pliocene and early Pleistocene fossils in Africa.

from Latin

アウストラロピテクスは約やく400よんひゃく万まん年ねん前まえから200にひゃく万まん年ねん前まえまでアフリカに

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Australopithecus lived in Africa from about 4 million to 2 million years ago.

Written forms

アウストラロピテクスUsage82%
Common katakana spelling for Australopithecus.
オーストラロピテクスUsage18%
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting a different transliteration of the Latin genus name.

Etymology

From the Latin genus name Australopithecus, coined in 1925 from Latin australis 'southern' and Greek pithēkos 'ape'.