Australopithecine Definition

ô-strālō-pĭthĭ-sēn, -sīn, ôstrə-lə-
australopithecines
noun
An australopith.
American Heritage
An australopithecine hominid.
Webster's New World

(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Any of several extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of or relating to a genus (Australopithecus) of extinct hominids from E and S Africa that walked upright.
Webster's New World

(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to these animals or their fossils.

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Other Word Forms of Australopithecine

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Singular:
australopithecine
Plural:
australopithecines

Origin of Australopithecine

  • New Latin Austrālopithēcus genus name –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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