australopithecine
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1. any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | hominid, |
| definition | : | a primate of the family Hominidae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | australopithecus boisei, |
| definition | : | large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | australopithecus robustus, |
| definition | : | large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | australopithecine, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus (adj.pert) |
2. of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus (adj.pert)
| derivation | : | australopithecine, |
| definition | : | any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago (noun.animal) |
3. any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | australopithecine, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus (adj.pert) |
4. of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus (adj.pert)
| derivation | : | australopithecine, |
| definition | : | any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago (noun.animal) |
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