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单词 meganthropus
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Meganthropusn.

Brit. /mɛˈɡanθrəpəs/, U.S. /mɛˈɡænθrəpəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Meganthropus.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Meganthropus (G. von Koenigswald: see quot. 1942) < ancient Greek μεγα- mega- comb. form + scientific Latin -anthropus (see Pithecanthropus n.).
Physical Anthropology.
A large fossil hominid known from remains found in Java in 1941 and now usually included in Homo erectus; (also) a former genus to which this hominid was assigned.
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1942 G. von Koenigswald Let. 15 Jan. in Anthropol. Papers Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. (1945) 40 16/1 Meganthropus is a newly discovered fossil hominid perhaps related to Australopithecus.
1944 Science 16 June 480/2 The Meganthropus jaw is much too large and massive.
1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. iii. 73 It has been suggested that the Meganthropus form living in Java at this time is another early hominid of the Australopithecine group.
1989 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 935/2 Although first referred to as a new genus, Meganthropus, there is no convincing evidence that it is other than a large Homo erectus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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