n. any extinct bipedal primate of the genus Australopithecus having apelike and human characteristics, or its fossilized remains. australopithecine n. & adj.
[ mod.L f. L australis southern + Gk pithekos ape ]
AUSTRALOPITHECUS
Meaning of AUSTRALOPITHECUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012