Australopithecine Definition & Meaning
australopithecine
- adjective
- of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
- noun
- any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
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- What does australopithecine mean?
- of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- What part of speech is australopithecine?
- Australopithecine is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does australopithecine have?
- Australopithecine has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).