australopithecine

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. 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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. adjective Of or pertaining to these hominids.

Similar words

gracile australopith ape-person apeman archaic ape-man modern human lucy palaeoanthropology palaeothere

Often followed by

fossils species skull remains and sites crania teeth ancestors

Word family

australopithecines