Australopithecine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Australopithecine is a noun meaning (anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
Meaning
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
More Meanings
- (anthropology, paleontology) 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Australopithecines came in several varieties, some slender and gracile, like Raymond Dart's Taung child, others more sturdy and robust, but all were capable of walking upright.
Caspari and Lee carried out comparisons ranging from ancient hominins such as australopithecines through to Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons, assessing the ratios of young adults to old adults.
Word Forms
- australopithecines
Synonyms for australopithecine
Depending on context, synonyms include australopith.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gracile, australopith, ape-person, apeman, archaic, ape-man.
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