australopithecine
1. [ adjective ] of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
Related terms: genus_Australopithecus
2. [ noun ] (zoology) any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
Related terms: hominid Australopithecus_africanus Paranthropus Australopithecus_boisei Zinjanthropus Australopithecus_robustus Australopithecus_afarensis genus_Australopithecus
Similar spelling:   Australopithecus
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