gracile australopithecine

noun

Any member of the species belonging to the genus Australopithecus, excluding those sometimes considered to belong to the genus Paranthropus.

Meanings

noungracile australopithecine (plural gracile australopithecines)

plural gracile australopithecines

  1. biologyAny member of the species belonging to the genus Australopithecus, excluding those sometimes considered to belong to the genus Paranthropus.
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