Australopithecine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  australopithecine \australopithecine\ n.
     1. any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal
        primates of the genus {Australopithecus}; they existed
        from 1 to 4 million years ago.
        [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  australopithecine \australopithecine\ adj.
     1. of or pertaining to the genus {Australopithecus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  australopithecine
       adj : of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
       n : any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal
           primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4
           million years ago