australopithecine
any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago • Hypernyms: hominid • Hyponyms: Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus boisei, Zinjanthropus, genus Zinjanthropus, Australopithecus robustus, Paranthropus, genus Paranthropus • Member Holonyms: genus Australopithecus, Australopithecus
of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus • Pertains to noun: genus Australopithecus
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