Australopithecinae
plural noun
Aus·tra·lo·pith·e·ci·nae
-ˌpithəˈsī(ˌ)nē
in former classifications
: a subfamily of Pongidae including extinct apes with near-human dentition and constituting Australopithecus and according to some authorities other genera all from southern Africa
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Australopithecus, type genus + -inae