Definition of Australopithecine

1. Noun. Any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago.


2. Adjective. Of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus.

Definition of Australopithecine

1. Noun. (taxonomic name archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Any of several extinct anthropoid apes of the genera ''Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus'' ¹

2. Adjective. (taxonomic name archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Of or pertaining to these animals or their fossils ¹

3. Noun. (taxonomy archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period. ¹

4. Adjective. (taxonomy archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Of or pertaining to these creatures ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Australopithecine

austerenesses
austerer
austerest
austerities
austerity
austinite
austinites
austral
australes
australine
australite
australites
australize
australly
australoid race
australopithecine (current term)
australs
austrealis
austrine
austringer
austringers
austrocentric
austromancy
ausubo
ausubos
aut-
autacoid
autacoidal
autacoids
autantonym

Literary usage of Australopithecine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wild Winds: Adventures in the Highest Andes by Ed Darack (2001)
"... ‘sleep,' ‘urinate,' ‘go higher,' and other australopithecine basics. I tested myself by reciting the quadratic equation. I passed. ..."

2. Mr Brouard's Odyssey by Diana Winsor (2004)
"australopithecine fossils are all older than diose of tree-dwelling apes. So, logically, if you can ignore the Darwinian ideology that says we must be ..."

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