AUSTRALOPITHECINE


Meaning of AUSTRALOPITHECINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˌstrā-lō-ˈpi-thə-ˌsīn, ä-; ˌȯs-trə-, ˌäs- ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin australis + Greek pithēkos ape

Date: 1943

: any of a genus ( Australopithecus ) of extinct southern and eastern African hominids that include gracile and robust forms with near-human dentition and a relatively small brain

• australopithecine adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.