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Australopithecus robustus [roh-buhs-tuh s] Word Origin noun
- an extinct species of large-toothed bipedal hominid that lived in southern Africa c1.5–2 million years ago: formerly classified as the genus Paranthropus.
- a fossil belonging to this species.
Origin of Australopithecus robustus From New Latin; see origin at robust Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
