different between australopith vs australopithecine

English

Alternative forms

• Australopith

Noun

australopith (plural australopiths)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Any of the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.

   • The limb bones indicate A. garhi had small stature like earlier australopiths.

   • 2008, Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall, Human Origins: What Bones And Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves, page 118,

     Most authorities would nowadays concur that the australopiths were generally committed to habitats with at least some trees, to which they were more or less tied for sleeping and for shelter from predators during the day, as well as for a large part of their sustenance.

Synonyms

• (any member of Australopithecus): australopithecine (depending on the classification scheme used)

Translations

Adjective

australopith (comparative more australopith, superlative most australopith)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.

English

Alternative forms

• Australopithecine

Etymology

Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily, Australopithecinae.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??st??l?(?)?p???si?n/

Noun

australopithecine (plural australopithecines)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera. [from 20th c.]
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 391:

     Australopithecines came in several varieties, some slender and gracile, like Raymond Dart's Taung child, others more sturdy and robust, but all were capable of walking upright.

   • 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin 2012, p. 151:

     Caspari and Lee carried out comparisons ranging from ancient hominins such as australopithecines through to Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons, assessing the ratios of young adults to old adults.

Translations

Adjective

australopithecine (comparative more australopithecine, superlative most australopithecine)

1. (anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.

Synonyms

• australopith (depending on classification)

Translations