hominine
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            hom·i·nine
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈhäm-ə-ˌnīn  
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : any of a subfamily (Homininae) of the family Hominidae comprising large-brained hominids (as Homo sapiens and H. erectus) in contrast to the small-brained australopithecines (genus Australopithecus)                                      
                
                    
                                                      hominine
                                      adjective
                                                                            
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