English Dictionary

australopithecine

/ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/

noun

(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.

The australopithecine is an extinct genus of hominins that lived in Africa from around 4.2 million to 1.9 million years ago.

意味（1）

(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.

It is as if there were enshrined in these legends a racial memory of the Australopithicines who came close but never did make it to full humanity.