Homo habilis

Homo hab·i·lis

H0257050 (hăb′ə-ləs)n. A species of extinct humans known from fossil remains found in eastern and perhaps southern Africa and dating from about 2 to 1.6 million years ago.

[New Latin Homō habilis, species name : Latin homō, man + Latin habilis, skillful.]

Homo habilis

(ˈhæbɪlɪs) nan extinct species of primitive man, the first to use stone tools[New Latin, from Latin homo man + habilis able to handle, skilled]

Homo hab·i·lis

(hăb′ə-ləs) An extinct species of humans considered to be an ancestor of modern humans and the earliest hominid to make tools. This species existed between about 2.0 and 1.5 million years ago.

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1.Homo habilis - extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristicsgenus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidaehuman, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Homo habilis

An extinct hominid of the genus Homo that lived between 2.3 and 1.4 million years ago in Africa in the early Pleistocene period. H habilis was short, but had a less protruding face and a higher, rounder and larger brain cavity (±650 cc) than Australopithecus (±450 cc). H habilis was a tool-maker—from whence the translation of the name, “handyman”—and was the earliest known Homo until the discovery of H gautengensis in 2010.

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Homo hab·i·lis

Homo habilis

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noun extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics

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