australopithecus

Meaning of australopithecus

noun

a fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits ( c. 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa.

modern Latin, from Latin australis ‘southern’ (see austral) + Greek pithēkos ‘ape’.

Information about australopithecus

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Hyphenation of australopithecus

aus-tralo-p-ithe-cus

  • It consists of 5 syllables and 16 chars.
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australopithecus synonyms

Meaning genus Australopithecus:

Australopithecus

Words that rhyme with australopithecus

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