Zinjanthropus
[ zin-jan-thruh-puh s, zin-jan-throh- ]
/ zɪnˈdʒæn θrə pəs, ˌzɪn dʒænˈθroʊ- /
noun
the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.
Origin of Zinjanthropus
< New Latin (1959) < Arabic
zinj East Africa + Greek
ánthrōpos man
British Dictionary definitions for zinjanthropus
zinjanthropus
/ (zɪnˈdʒænθrəpəs) /
noun
a type of australopithecine, Australopithecus boisei (formerly Zinjanthropus boisei), remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959
Word Origin for zinjanthropus
C20: New Latin, from Arabic
Zinj East Africa + Greek
anthrōpos man
Scientific definitions for zinjanthropus
zinjanthropus
[ zĭn-jăn′thrə-pəs, zĭn′jăn-thrō′- ]
An extinct hominid postulated from bones found in Tanzania in 1959 and originally designated Zinjanthropus boisei by Louis S.B. Leakey. It was later shown to be an australopithecine and renamed Australopithecus boisei.