Homo habilis

Homo hab·i·lis  (hb-ls)

n.

An extinct species of humans considered to be an ancestor of modern humans and the earliest hominid to make tools. This species existed between 1.5 and 2.0 million years ago.

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[New Latin Hom habilis, species name : Latin hom, man + Latin habilis, skillful.]

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Homo habilis  (hb-ls)

An extinct species of early humans, known from fossils found in eastern Africa and often considered to be the first member of the genus Homo. It is associated with stone tools of the Oldowan culture. Homo habilis existed between about 2.5 and 1.6 million years ago and overlapped with late australopithecines and other hominids whose relationship to each other and to the later Homo erectus are uncertain.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Homo habilis - extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics genus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage