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Meaning of AUSTRALOPITHECUS

Pronunciation:  o`streylow'pithukus

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  extinct genus of African hominid
 

AUSTRALOPITHECUS is a 16 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: genus Australopithecus
 
 See Also: australopithecine, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus boisei, Australopithecus robustus, family Hominidae, Hominidae, Lucy, mammal genus

 

 

Glossary
 
 Definition: a collective name for the earliest known hominids emerging about 5 million years ago in East Africa.
 

 

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