australopithecus africanus

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1. gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	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)

member meronym	:	australopithecus, genus australopithecus,
definition	:	extinct genus of African hominid (noun.animal)