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Plesianthropus

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Ple·​si·​an·​thro·​pus | \ ˌplēsēˈan(t)thrəpəs, -sēˌanˈthrōpəs\

Definition of Plesianthropus

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

History and Etymology for Plesianthropus

New Latin, from plesi- + -anthropus

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