PARANTHROPUS


Meaning of PARANTHROPUS in English

paˈran(t)thrəpəs, ˌpaˌranˈthrōp- noun

Etymology: New Latin, from para- (I) + -anthropus

1. capitalized : a genus of australopithecine apes sometimes regarded as synonymous with Australopithecus — see kromdraai ape-man , swartkranz ape-man

2. -es : a member of the genus Paranthropus

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