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australopithecine

aust·ra·lo·pithecine

UK/ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/ US/ɔˌstreɪloʊˈpɪθʌˌsaɪn/ uncommon

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noun

1.

any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago

Origin

Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily Australopithecinae, formed in New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

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