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Definition of Australopithecine
1. Adjective. Of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus.
2. Noun. Any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago.
Group relationships: Australopithecus, Genus Australopithecus
Specialized synonyms: Australopithecus Afarensis, Australopithecus Africanus, Australopithecus Boisei, Genus Zinjanthropus, Zinjanthropus, Australopithecus Robustus, Genus Paranthropus, Paranthropus
Definition of Australopithecine
1. Noun. (taxonomic name archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Any of several extinct anthropoid apes of the genera ''Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus'' ¹
2. Adjective. (taxonomic name archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Of or pertaining to these animals or their fossils ¹
3. Noun. (taxonomy archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period. ¹
4. Adjective. (taxonomy archaeology anthropology paleonotology) Of or pertaining to these creatures ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Australopithecine
Literary usage of Australopithecine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Winds: Adventures in the Highest Andes by Ed Darack (2001)
"... ‘sleep,' ‘urinate,' ‘go higher,' and other australopithecine basics. I tested
myself by reciting the quadratic equation. I passed. ..."
2. Mr Brouard's Odyssey by Diana Winsor (2004)
"Australopithecine fossils are all older than diose of tree-dwelling apes. So,
logically, if you can ignore the Darwinian ideology that says we must be ..."
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