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