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How to pronounce “australopithecine”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of australopithecine with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The gentle genius of bonobos 19 minutes
This shows the Bonobo compared to an australopithecine like Lucy.
- Definition summary
- (anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera. [from 20th c.]
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How to pronounce australopithecine
Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The gentle genius of bonobos 19 minutes
This shows the Bonobo compared to an australopithecine like Lucy.
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A Deep Dive Into “australopithecine”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera. [from 20th c.]
- [Adjective]
- (anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
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