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Definition of Australopith
1. Adjective. (taxonomic name archaeology anthropology paleonotology) of or pertaining to the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera ''Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus'' or their fossils ¹
2. Noun. (taxonomic name archaeology anthropology paleonotology) members of the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera ''Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus'' or their fossils ¹
3. Adjective. (taxonomy archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period ¹
4. Noun. (taxonomy archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period ¹
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