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australopithecine
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australopithecine, n.
any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus ; they existed from 1 to 4 million years ago. [WordNet 1.5]
australopithecine, adj.
of or pertaining to the genus Australopithecus . [WordNet 1.5]
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