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Australopith

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɒstɹələˌpɪθ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of australopith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anthropology, biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of australopith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anthropology, biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ավստրալոպիտեկ (avstralopitek) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Belarusian: аўстралапітэ́к (awstralapiték) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Bulgarian: австралопите́к (avstralopiték) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Catalan: australopitec — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 南方古猿 (nánfāng gǔyuán) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 南猿 (nányuán) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Estonian: australopiteek — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Finnish: etelänapina — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • French: australopithèque — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Georgian: ავსტრალოპითეკი (avsṭraloṗiteḳi) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • German: Australopithecus — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Greek: αυστραλοπίθηκος (afstralopíthikos) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Hindi: आस्ट्रेलोपिथिक्स (āsṭrelopithiks) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Icelandic: suðurapi — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Japanese: アウストラロピテクス (ausutoraropitekusu) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Korean: 오스트랄로피테쿠스 (oseuteurallopitekuseu) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Occitan: australopitèc — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Persian: جنوبیکپی (jonubi-kapi) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Polish: australopitek — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Portuguese: australopiteco — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Russian: австралопите́к (avstralopitɛ́k) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Spanish: australopiteco — hominid, a member of Australopithecus
  • Ukrainian: австралопіте́к (avstralopiték) — hominid, a member of Australopithecus