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australopithecine definition

aus·tra·lo·pith·ecine (ô strā′lō pit̸h′ə sīn′, -sēn′; ô′strə lō-)

adjective

of or relating to a genus (Australopithecus) of extinct hominids from E and S Africa that walked upright

Etymology: < ModL < L australis (see austral) + ModL -pithecus (see Pithecanthropus erectus)

noun

an australopithecine hominid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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