australopithecine
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aus·tra·lo·pith·e·cine 
[aw-strey-loh-pith-uh-seen, -sahyn, -puh-thee-sin, -sahyn, aw-struh-] Pronunciation Key
[aw-strey-loh-pith-uh-seen, -sahyn, -puh-thee-sin, -sahyn, aw-struh-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the extinct genus Australopithecus. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or resembling the genus Australopithecus or its members. |
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| aus·tra·lo·pith·e·cine
(ô-strā'lō-pĭth'ĭ-sēn', -sīn') Pronunciation Key
n. Any of several extinct humanlike primates of the genus Australopithecus, known chiefly from Pleistocene fossil remains found in southern and eastern Africa. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of these extinct humanlike primates. [From New Latin Austrālopithēcus, genus name : Latin austrālis, southern; see austral1 + pithēcus, ape (from Greek pithēkos).] |
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| australopithecine | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus |
noun | |
| 1. | any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago |
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| australopithecine
(ô-strā'lō-pĭth'ĭ-sēn') Pronunciation Key
Any of several early hominids of the genus Australopithecus of eastern and southern Africa, known from fossils dating from about 4 million to about 1 million years ago. The most complete australopithecine skeleton found so far, named Lucy by its discoverers, is estimated to be just over 3 million years old. While many scientists believe that australopithecines are ancestors of modern humans, not enough fossils have yet been found to establish any direct descent. |
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