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Australopithecine

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of australopithecine. alt-of, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to these hominids.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of australopithecine. alt-of
  2. 2
    Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.

    "It is as if there were enshrined in these legends a racial memory of the Australopithicines who came close but never did make it to full humanity."

  3. 3
    any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily Australopithecinae, formed in New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

Etymology 2

Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily Australopithecinae, formed in New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

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