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Definition of Australopithecus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Australopithecus

noun
 
/ˌɒstrələʊˈpɪθɪkəs/
 
/ˌɔːstrələʊˈpɪθɪkəs/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a creature similar to humans and apes that existed over one million years ago in Africa
    Word Originmodern Latin, from Latin australis ‘southern’, from Auster ‘the south, the south wind’ + Greek pithēkos ‘ape’.
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