What is "australopith"

a. (context archaeology anthropology paleonotology English) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period alt. (context archaeology anthropology paleonotology English) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period n. (context archaeology anthropology paleonotology English) Any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus ''Australopithecus'', from the Pleistocene period