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adj
Alternative letter-case form of australopithecine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable
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adj
Of or pertaining to these hominids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of australopithecine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
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adjective
of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hominid
Narrower terms: Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus boisei, Zinjanthropus, genus Zinjanthropus, Australopithecus robustus, Paranthropus, genus Paranthropus
History
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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