Meaning Of The Word Zinjanthropus

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zinjanthropus in British English
a type of early hominid (Australopithecus boisei) who lived about 1,500,000 years ago in the Lower Pleistocene
noun: a type of australopithecine, Australopithecus boisei (formerly Zinjanthropus boisei), remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959
noun: the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned

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