Australopith Definition
ôstrə-lə-pĭth
noun
Any of several extinct humanlike primates of the genus Australopithecus and closely related genera such as Ardipithecus and Paranthropus.
American Heritage
(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Members of the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus or their fossils.
Wiktionary
adjective
(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus or their fossils.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Australopith
Noun
Singular:
australopith
Plural:
australopithsOrigin of Australopith
From New Latin Austrālopithēcus genus name
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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