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lucy

/ˈluː.si/

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noun

B2formalcommonscientific/ˈluː.si/

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to the name given to a famous, partial skeleton of a female hominin discovered in eastern Ethiopia in 1974, representing an early ancestor of modern humans.

  • 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к знаменитому частичному скелету самки гоминина, обнаруженному в Восточной Эфиопии в 1974 году и представляющему раннего предка современных людей.
  1. Early human ancestor fossil B2 formal scientific

    A remarkably complete skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis female, discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, providing key insights into human evolution.

    • Lucy is estimated to have lived about 3.2 million years ago.
    • The discovery of Lucy revolutionized our understanding of bipedalism in early hominids.
    • Researchers studied Lucy's pelvis to determine she was female.

    🇷🇺Люси

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