Translingual

Australopithecus (reconstruction}

Wikispecies

Proper noun

†Australopithecus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct hominids related to humans.

Usage notes

Members of the Paranthropus genus are sometimes grouped together with this genus.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Euarchontoglires - superorder; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus bahrelghazali, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus garhi, Australopithecus sediba - species

Derived terms

• Australopith
• Australopithecine

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