australopith

aus·tra·lo·pith

noun

Any of several extinct humanlike primates of the genus Australopithecus and closely related genera such as Ardipithecus and Paranthropus.

Origin of australopith

From New Latin Austrālopithēcus genus name

Related Forms:

aus′tra·lo·pith′
adjective

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Adjective

(not comparable)

(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) of or pertaining to the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus or their fossils

Noun

(plural Australopiths)

(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) members of the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus or their fossils

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