platyops

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).

For Kenyanthropus, referring to the flat face of the fossil.

Noun

platyops

1. (attributive, taxonomy) A species name descriptor

Derived terms

• Homo platyops
• Kenyanthropus platyops