noun
extinct genus of African hominid
• Syn: ↑Australopithecus
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hominidae, ↑family Hominidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑australopithecine, ↑Australopithecus afarensis, ↑Lucy, ↑Australopithecus africanus, ↑Australopithecus boisei, ↑Australopithecus robustus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.