different between hominid vs australopithecine

English

Noun

hominid (plural hominids)

1. Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).

Synonyms

• great ape
• See also Thesaurus:hominid

Translations

Adjective

hominid (comparative more hominid, superlative most hominid)

1. Of the Hominidae

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See also

• pongid
• Pongidae

Czech

Noun

hominid m

1. hominid

Related terms

• See homo

Further reading

• hominid in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu

Romanian

Etymology

From French hominide.

Noun

hominid m (plural hominizi)

1. hominid

Declension

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.

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Adjective

australopithecine (comparative more australopithecine, superlative most australopithecine)

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

Synonyms

• australopith (depending on classification)

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