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nounextinct genus of African hominid
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Definition that contains australopithecus
- pan chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
- australopithecine of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
- genus plesianthropus former name for the genus Australopithecus
- zinjanthropus genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned
- genus zinjanthropus genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned
- genus pan chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
- paranthropus former classification for Australopithecus robustus
- australopithecine any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- genus paranthropus former classification for Australopithecus robustus
- plesianthropus former name for the genus Australopithecus