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australopithecine

The correct spelling is australopithecine.

How to pronounce australopithecine

noun

IPA: /ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/

Say it like: Aus-tra-lop-ith-esi-ne

The correct spelling is australopithecine. Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.

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noun

  1. 1.Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or pertaining to these hominids.

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