prehominidn.adj.

Brit.

/priːˈhɒmᵻnɪd/, U.S.

/priˈhɑmənəd/,

/priˈhɑməˌnɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: pre- prefix, hominid n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + hominid n., perhaps after French préhominien, noun (M. Boule 1937, in L'anthropologie 47 18). Compare earlier prehuman n., prehuman adj.

Physical Anthropology.

A. n.

An anthropoid primate that is considered to be an evolutionary ancestor or early representative of the hominids.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [noun]

apeman1864

Pithecanthropus1873

Cro-Magnon1892

protohuman1899

pre-man1903

prehuman1922

prehominid1939

1939 Nature 7 Jan. 18/1 The human affinities of his [sc. R. Broom's] recently discovered relics of new types of fossil prehominids.

1959 B. Wall tr. P. Teilhard de Chardin Phenomenon of Man iii. ii. 194 To call Pithecanthropus and Sinanthropus pre-hominids might suggest that they were not yet quite man.

1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xviii. 290 Even if a pre-hominid wished to remain a tree-dweller, his living area would be much restricted unless he were able to venture out into the open.

1992 D. J. Mabberley Trop. Rain Forest Ecol. (ed. 2) 210 Although pre-hominids left the forest, the first wave to return could only live there in symbiosis with peoples in monsoonal areas.

B. adj.

Of or relating to prehominids; of the nature of a prehominid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [adjective]

prehuman1844

protohuman1899

pre-man1912

prehominid1940

hominine1957

1940 Science 5 Jan. 13/1 There were varied types of man on earth during each successive phase of evolution as far back as prehominid, or pre-man, days.

1978 Nature 26 Oct. 744/1 Among living species, the pygmy chimpanzee..offers us the best prototype of the prehominid ancestor.

1992 Jrnl. Laryngol. & Otol. 106 214 A crucial period in the evolution of pre-hominid man.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prehominid
释义	prehominidn.adj. Brit. /priːˈhɒmᵻnɪd/, U.S. /priˈhɑmənəd/, /priˈhɑməˌnɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: pre- prefix, hominid n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + hominid n., perhaps after French préhominien, noun (M. Boule 1937, in L'anthropologie 47 18). Compare earlier prehuman n., prehuman adj. Physical Anthropology. A. n. An anthropoid primate that is considered to be an evolutionary ancestor or early representative of the hominids. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [noun] apeman1864 Pithecanthropus1873 Cro-Magnon1892 protohuman1899 pre-man1903 prehuman1922 prehominid1939 1939 Nature 7 Jan. 18/1 The human affinities of his [sc. R. Broom's] recently discovered relics of new types of fossil prehominids. 1959 B. Wall tr. P. Teilhard de Chardin Phenomenon of Man iii. ii. 194 To call Pithecanthropus and Sinanthropus pre-hominids might suggest that they were not yet quite man. 1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xviii. 290 Even if a pre-hominid wished to remain a tree-dweller, his living area would be much restricted unless he were able to venture out into the open. 1992 D. J. Mabberley Trop. Rain Forest Ecol. (ed. 2) 210 Although pre-hominids left the forest, the first wave to return could only live there in symbiosis with peoples in monsoonal areas. B. adj. Of or relating to prehominids; of the nature of a prehominid. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [adjective] prehuman1844 protohuman1899 pre-man1912 prehominid1940 hominine1957 1940 Science 5 Jan. 13/1 There were varied types of man on earth during each successive phase of evolution as far back as prehominid, or pre-man, days. 1978 Nature 26 Oct. 744/1 Among living species, the pygmy chimpanzee..offers us the best prototype of the prehominid ancestor. 1992 Jrnl. Laryngol. & Otol. 106 214 A crucial period in the evolution of pre-hominid man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1939
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