/aw stray'loh pith"euh seen', -suyn', -peuh thee"sin, -suyn', aw'streuh-/ , n.
1. ( sometimes cap. ) a member of the extinct genus Australopithecus.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or resembling the genus Australopithecus or its members.
[ 1935-40; AUSTRALOPITHEC(US) + -INE 1 ]