Ardipithecus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Afar ardi (“ground”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

Proper noun

†Ardipithecus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct hominids related to humans, from the late Miocene and early Pliocene of Ethiopia.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Ardipithecus ramidus - type species, Ardipithecus kadabba

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.