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Australopithecus/ˌɒstrələʊˈpiθikəs, ˌɔ:-/n. an extinct bipedal primate of the genus Australopithecus, having apelike and human characteristics, found fossilized in Africa 南方古猿(一种已灭绝的两足灵长类动物，其化石发现于非洲) □ australopithecine /-isi:n/ n. & adj.[modern Latin, from Latin australis ‘southern’ + Greek pithēkos ‘ape’] |