/ Dictionary / Index A Australopithecus*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Aus•tra•lo•pith•e•cus Pronunciation: (ô-strā"lō-pith'i-kus, -pu-thē'kus, ô"stru-), [key] — n. an extinct genus of small-brained,large-toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago. Cf. australopithecine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. australopithecine Australopithecus afarensis* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language