🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ヒト科

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hitoka

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hominine/ˈhɒm.ɪ.niːn/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"新しい化石の発見はヒト科の進化の歴史を明らかにしました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A member of the subfamily Homininae, which includes modern humans and their extinct relatives.

    "The discovery of new fossils has shed light on the evolutionary history of hominines."
  2. 2

    Relating to the evolutionary lineage that includes humans and their closest relatives.

    "Research in anthropology often focuses on the behavioral traits of hominines."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hominine' derives from the Latin 'hominis', meaning 'of man', which is rooted in the Proto-Indo-European 'dʰéǵʰōm', meaning 'earth' or 'ground'. The term has evolved in the context of biological classification to refer to a subfamily of primates that includes modern humans and their ancestors.

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