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australopithecine

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noun

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

• Hypernyms: ↑hominid

• Hyponyms:

↑Australopithecus afarensis, ↑Australopithecus africanus, ↑Australopithecus boisei, ↑Zinjanthropus, ↑genus Zinjanthropus, ↑Australopithecus robustus, ↑Paranthropus, ↑genus Paranthropus

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Australopithecus, ↑Australopithecus

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adjective

of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus

• Pertains to noun: ↑genus Australopithecus

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/aw stray'loh pith"euh seen', -suyn', -peuh thee"sin, -suyn', aw'streuh-/, n.

1. (sometimes cap.) a member of the extinct genus Australopithecus.

adj.

2. of, pertaining to, or resembling the genus Australopithecus or its members.

[1935-40; AUSTRALOPITHEC(US) + -INE¹]

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australopithˈecine /-sēn/ adjective and noun

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Main Entry: ↑Australopithecus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.