单词 | Homo habilis |
释义 | Homo habilis/ˌhəʊməʊ ˈhabɪlɪs/Palaeontology noun An extinct hominid that is the earliest and most primitive known member of the human genus Homo, living in Africa between about 2.3 and 1.4 million years ago.
Origin1960s; earliest use found in Louis Leakey (1903–1972), archaeologist and palaeoanthropologist. From scientific Latin Homo habilis, species name from Homo, genus name + scientific Latin habilis, specific name, specifically use classical Latin habilis skilful, able. |
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