Kromdraai ape-man

noun

Krom·​draai ape-man

ˈkrämˌdrī-

variants or less commonly Kromdraai man

: an Australopithecine (Paranthropus robustus or Australopithecus robustus) known from skull and skeletal fragments from southern Africa and distinguished by an extraordinarily massive jaw compare swartkranz ape-man

Word History

Etymology

Kromdraai, town in Transvaal, South Africa, site of the finds

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