Plesianthropus

noun

Ple·​si·​an·​thro·​pus

ˌplēsēˈan(t)thrəpəs,

-sēˌanˈthrōpəs

: a genus of australopithecine apes with a distinctly humanlike skull compare sterkfontein ape-man

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from plesi- + -anthropus

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