australopithecine

  1. Noun.  (taxonomic name, archaeology) Any of several extinct anthropoid apes of the genera ''Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus''.
  2. Adjective.  (taxonomic name, archaeology) Of or pertaining to these animals or their fossils.
  3. Noun.  (taxonomy, archaeology) Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period.
  4. Adjective.  (taxonomy, archaeology) Of or pertaining to these creatures.

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