Definition of Australopithecus

1. Noun. Extinct genus of African hominid.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Australopithecus

Australianize
Australianized
Australianizes
Australianizing
Australianness
Australians
Australize
Australized
Australizes
Australizing
Australo-
Australoid
Australopith
Australopithecine
Australopithecines
Australopithecus
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus boisei
Australopithecus robustus
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Austrian
Austrian German
Austrian capital
Austrian monetary unit
Austrian schilling
Austrian winter pea
Austrianness
Austrians

Literary usage of Australopithecus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Kenya and Tanzania by Claude Herve-Bazin, Judith Farr (2003)
"Then came Lucy, the remains of an australopithecus afarensis some 3.2 millions of years old. brought to light in Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, thanks to the ..."

2. A New Dimension of Time by Marc van der Erve (2007)
"During this era, the first human species, Homo habilis or handy man, emerged together with australopithecus robustus. The latter are robust manlike ..."

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