Sinanthropus

Translingual

Etymology

Sino- +‎ Anthropus

Proper noun

†Sinanthropus m

  1. (anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct bipedal hominids.

Usage notes

This genus is now disused, its member species have been merged into the species †Homo erectus as component subspecies.

Hyponyms

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