australopithecus robustus

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   large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus

   Broaderaustralopithecine

   Part ofgenus Australopithecus

Questions about australopithecus robustus

What does australopithecus robustus mean?

australopithecus robustus means "large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus".

Is australopithecus robustus a common word?

australopithecus robustus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.