ALL meanings of australopithecine
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A a - noun australopithecine any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old 3
- adjective australopithecine of or relating to any of these primates 3
- adjective australopithecine of or relating to a genus (Australopithecus) of extinct hominids from E and S Africa that walked upright 3
- noun australopithecine an australopithecine hominid 3
- noun australopithecine (taxonomy, anthropology, paleonotology) Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period. (from 20th c.). 1
- noun australopithecine (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the extinct genus Australopithecus. 1
- adjective australopithecine of, relating to, or resembling the genus Australopithecus or its members. 1
- noun australopithecine (anthropology, paleonotology) Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period. 0
- adjective australopithecine (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to these creatures. 0