australopithecine

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Definition of australopithecine in English English dictionary

Any of several extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus

Of or pertaining to these animals or their fossils

Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period

Of or pertaining to these creatures

any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus

Hyphenation

Aus·tra·lo·pith·e·cine

Turkish pronunciation

ôstreylōpîthısayn

Synonyms

australopith

Pronunciation

/ôˌstrālōˈpəᴛʜəˌsīn/ /ɔːˌstreɪloʊˈpɪθəˌsaɪn/