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单词 Ramapithecus
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Definition of Ramapithecus in English:

Ramapithecus

noun ˌrɑːməˈpɪθɪkəsˌraməˈpiTHikəs
  • An extinct anthropoid ape of the Miocene epoch, known from remains found in south-western Asia and East Africa, and probably ancestral to the orangutan.

    Genus Ramapithecus, family Pongidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the history of the mammals the Miocene is important for the diversification of the primates and the emergence of the early hominid Ramapithecus later.
    • Compared to its Miocene pongid contemporaries, Ramapithecus exhibits distinct anterior tooth reduction both in its incisor and canine dimensions.
    • I've wondered about that too, because in 1977 the British Museum published data indicating over 4,000 relevant fossil discoveries, including the australopithecines, Ramapithecus, and so on.
    • They were called Ramapithecus and they might have been an ancestor of humans.
    • No-one in the field any longer believes that Ramapithecus was our ancestor.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Rama + Greek pithēkos 'ape'.

 
 

Definition of Ramapithecus in US English:

Ramapithecus

nounˌraməˈpiTHikəs
  • An extinct anthropoid ape of the Miocene epoch, known from remains found in southwestern Asia and East Africa, and probably ancestral to the orangutan.

    Genus Ramapithecus, family Pongidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were called Ramapithecus and they might have been an ancestor of humans.
    • I've wondered about that too, because in 1977 the British Museum published data indicating over 4,000 relevant fossil discoveries, including the australopithecines, Ramapithecus, and so on.
    • No-one in the field any longer believes that Ramapithecus was our ancestor.
    • Compared to its Miocene pongid contemporaries, Ramapithecus exhibits distinct anterior tooth reduction both in its incisor and canine dimensions.
    • In the history of the mammals the Miocene is important for the diversification of the primates and the emergence of the early hominid Ramapithecus later.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Rama + Greek pithēkos ‘ape’.

 
 
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