australopithecine是什么意思音标:英 [ɔ:strələpɪ'θesɪn]美 [ɔ:strələpɪ'θesɪn]

n. 更新纪灵长动物
a. 更新纪灵长动物的

n. any of several extinct humanpke bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 milpon years ago
a. of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus

australopithecine的用法和例句：

1.So modern human teeth are tiny in comparison to this australopithecine jaw with its teeth.

现代人类的牙齿和这具南方古猿 下颚上的牙齿相比堪称袖珍

2.And so that suggests, then, by australopithecine times, that, you know, you're having a beast that is simply arter than presentday chimpanzees.

也就是说 在南方古猿的时代 可能有一种比如今的黑猩猩 更聪明的野兽