Meaning of AUSTRALOPITHECUS

Pronunciation:			o`streylow'pithukus
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  extinct genus of African hominid
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	Synonyms:		genus Australopithecus
	See Also:		australopithecine, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus boisei, Australopithecus robustus, family Hominidae, Hominidae, Lucy, mammal genus
Glossary
	Definition:		a collective name for the earliest known hominids emerging about 5 million years ago in East Africa.