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

Word History

Etymology

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

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