Definition of australopithecine Australopithecine
/ɔstɹejˌlowpɪˈθʌsajˌn/ - [ostreylowpithusayn] - Aus•tra•lo•pith•e•cine
We found 5 definitions of australopithecine from 3 different sources.
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What does australopithecine mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: australopithecines |
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| australopithecine - any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago | ||
| hominid a primate of the family Hominidae | ||
| australopithecus, genus australopithecus extinct genus of African hominid | ||
| australopithecus afarensis fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago | ||
| australopithecus africanus gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago | ||
| australopithecus boisei large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago | ||
| genus zinjanthropus, zinjanthropus genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned | ||
| australopithecus robustus large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus | ||
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| australopithecine - of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus | ||
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Wiktionary 
- australopithecine (Noun)
Any of several extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus. - australopithecine (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to these animals or their fossils.
Part of speech
🔤- australopithecine, noun, singular of australopithecines.
