genus australopithecus
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1. extinct genus of African hominid (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | mammal genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of mammals (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | 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 holonym | : | lucy, |
| definition | : | incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974 (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | australopithecus africanus, |
| definition | : | gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | australopithecus boisei, |
| definition | : | large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | australopithecus robustus, |
| definition | : | large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus (noun.animal) |
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