Australopithecus robustus

Definitions of Australopithecus robustus
  1. noun
    large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
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    australopithecine
    any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
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