Dictionary
aus•tra•lo•pith•e•cine
Pronunciation: (ô-strā"lō-pith'u-sēn", -sīn", -pu-thē'sin, -sīn", ô"stru-), [key]—
n.
(sometimes cap.) a member of the extinct genus
Australopithecus.
—
adj.
of, pertaining to, or resembling the genus
Australopithecus or its members.
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