AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Australopithecus africanus" is a kind of...):

australopithecine (any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago)

Holonyms ("Australopithecus africanus" is a member of...):

Australopithecus; genus Australopithecus (extinct genus of African hominid)

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