Ardipithecus
[ ahr-di-pith-i-kuhs, ‐pi-thee-kuhs ]
/ ˌɑr dɪˈpɪθ ɪ kəs, ‐pɪˈθi kəs /
noun
a genus of extinct hominine of the late Miocene and early Pliocene epochs, known from remains found in northeastern Ethiopia in the 1990s: its two named species are A. ramidus and A. kadabba.
See also
Ardi.
Origin of Ardipithecus
First recorded in 1990–95; from New Latin, from Afar
ard, ardi “earth” (from Arabic
ʔarḍ) + Latin
pithēcus “ape” (from Greek
píthēkos)