Ardipithecus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Afar ardi (“ground”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).
Proper noun edit
†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 edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Ardipithecus ramidus - type species, Ardipithecus kadabba