Australopithecus

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”), coined by Australian anatomist and anthropologist Raymond Dart in 1925 in reference to the type specimen having been found in South Africa. === Proper noun === †Australopithecus m (plural Australopitheci) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct hominids related to humans – australopiths. ==== Usage notes ==== Members of the genus Paranthropus are sometimes grouped together with this genus. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Primates – order; Haplorrhini – suborder; Simiiformes – infraorder; Catarrhini – parvorder; Hominoidea – superfamily; Hominidae – family; Homininae – subfamily; Hominini – tribe; Hominina – subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Australopithecus africanus – type species, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus bahrelghazali, Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus garhi, Australopithecus sediba – other species == English == === Alternative forms === australopithecus === Etymology === From the genus name Australopithecus. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Australopithecus (plural Australopitheci or Australopithecuses) Synonym of australopith.