australopithecus
Meaning of australopithecus
noun
a fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits ( c. 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa.
modern Latin, from Latin australis ‘southern’ (see austral) + Greek pithēkos ‘ape’.
Information about australopithecus
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Hyphenation of australopithecus
aus-tralo-p-ithe-cus
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australopithecus synonyms
Meaning genus Australopithecus:
Words that rhyme with australopithecus
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