australopithecus afarensis

Australopith·ecus a·far·en·sis

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noun australopithecus afarensis an extinct species of early hominid whose fossil remains were discovered in Ethiopia and have been dated at between 3.5 and 4 million years of age. 1
noun australopithecus afarensis a fossil belonging to this species. 1

before 1978

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1978; < New Latin; after the Afar region of Ethiopia, where Lucy was found; see Afar, -ensis

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