森林古猿

sēnlíngǔyuán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Dryopithecus
  2. 2 extinct genus of Miocene apes of Eurasia

Examples

Sēnlíngǔyuán shēnghuó zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎngqiānwàn nián qián.
Dryopithecus lived around twenty million years ago.
Sēnlíngǔyuán bèi rènwéi shì xiàndài yuánlèi hé rénlèi de gòngtóng zǔxiān zhīyī.
Dryopithecus is considered one of the common ancestors of modern apes and humans.

Tips

memory
A semantic translation of the Latin Dryopithecus, from Greek drys ('oak; tree') + pithēkos ('ape'): 森林 'forest' + 'ancient' + 'ape'. A staple name in Chinese biology textbooks when discussing hominid ancestry.

Stroke Order

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yuán