different between hominid vs australopith

English

Noun

hominid (plural hominids)

1. Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).

Synonyms

• great ape
• See also Thesaurus:hominid

Translations

Adjective

hominid (comparative more hominid, superlative most hominid)

1. Of the Hominidae

Translations

See also

• pongid
• Pongidae

Czech

Noun

hominid m

1. hominid

Related terms

• See homo

Further reading

• hominid in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu

Romanian

Etymology

From French hominide.

Noun

hominid m (plural hominizi)

1. hominid

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• Australopith

Noun

australopith (plural australopiths)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Any of the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.

   • The limb bones indicate A. garhi had small stature like earlier australopiths.

   • 2008, Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall, Human Origins: What Bones And Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves, page 118,

     Most authorities would nowadays concur that the australopiths were generally committed to habitats with at least some trees, to which they were more or less tied for sleeping and for shelter from predators during the day, as well as for a large part of their sustenance.

Synonyms

• (any member of Australopithecus): australopithecine (depending on the classification scheme used)

Translations

Adjective

australopith (comparative more australopith, superlative most australopith)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.