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  • 131Pithecanthropus* — Pith•e•can•thro•pus [[t]ˌpɪθ ɪˈkæn θrə pəs, kənˈθroʊ pəs[/t]] n. pan a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus[/ex] • Etymology: < NL (1891) < Gk píthēk(os) ape +ánthrōpos… …

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  • 132australopithecinae — ˌpithəˈsī(ˌ)nē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Australopithecus, type genus + inae : a subfamily of Pongidae including extinct apes with near human dentition and constituting Australopithecus and according to some… …

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