zinjanthropus
noun
zinj·an·thro·pus
zinˈjan(t)thrəpəs
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
-rəˌpī
or zinjanthropuses
: an individual or fossil of the genus Zinjanthropus
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