1 zinjanthropi | Definition of zinjanthropi

zinjanthropus

noun
zinj·​an·​thro·​pus | \ zinˈjan(t)thrəpəs\

Definition of zinjanthropus

1 capitalized : a genus of fossil hominids based on a skull found in eastern Africa, characterized by very low brow and large molars, and tentatively assigned to the Lower Pleistocene
2 plural zinjanthropi\ -​rəˌpÄ«\ or zinjanthropuses : an individual or fossil of the genus Zinjanthropus

History and Etymology for zinjanthropus

New Latin, from Arabic Zīnj eastern Africa + New Latin -anthropus

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