Archanthropinae

plural noun

Arch·​an·​thro·​pi·​nae

¦ärk‧ˈanthrəˈpī(ˌ)nē

: an anthropological subdivision of Hominidae regarded as comparable to a subfamily and including Pithecanthropus and related forms distinguished by extreme development of the occipital torus compare neoanthropinae , paleoanthropinae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from archi- + anthrop- + -inae

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