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genus Zinjanthropus

DEFINITIONS OF: genus Zinjanthropus

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n genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned

Synonyms:
Zinjanthropus
Type of:
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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