genus australopithecus

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   extinct genus of African hominid

   SynonymsAustralopithecus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofHominidae

Questions about genus australopithecus

What does genus australopithecus mean?

genus australopithecus means "extinct genus of African hominid".

What is another word for genus australopithecus?

Close synonyms include Australopithecus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus australopithecus a common word?

genus australopithecus 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.