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Adjective: australopithecine  o,strey-low'pi-thu,sIn or o,strey-low'pi-thu,seen or ,ó-stru-low'pi-thu,sIn
  1. Of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
    "Australopithecine fossils provide crucial evidence in the study of human evolution"
Noun: australopithecine  o,strey-low'pi-thu,sIn or o,strey-low'pi-thu,seen or ,ó-stru-low'pi-thu,sIn
  1. Any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
    "Lucy is a famous australopithecine fossil"

Derived forms: australopithecines

Type of: hominid

Part of: Australopithecus, genus Australopithecus

Encyclopedia: Australopithecine