Sekirov Dictionary

australopithecine

/ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 4

adjective1

Of or pertaining to these hominids.

noun1

•
Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
- It is as if there were enshrined in these legends a racial memory of the Australopithicines who came close but never did make it to full humanity. — 1981

forms

Australopithecines · australopithecines · more australopithecine · most australopithecine

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