a type of australopithecine, Australopithecus boisei (formerly Zinjanthropus boisei), remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959
Word origin
C20: New Latin, from Arabic Zinj East Africa + Greek anthrōpos human being
Zinjanthropus in American English
(zɪnˈdʒænθrəpəs)
noun
a type of early hominid (Australopithecus boisei) who lived about 1,500,000 years ago in the Lower Pleistocene
Word origin
ModL < Ar Zinj, people of East Africa + Gr anthrōpos, man: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REF