Australopithecus robustus

[ aw-strey-loh-pith-i-kuhs roh-buhs-tuhs, -puh-thee-kuhs, aw-struh-loh‐ ]

/ ɔˌstreɪ loʊˈpɪθ ɪ kəs roʊˈbʌs təs, -pəˈθi kəs, ˌɔ strə loʊ‐ /

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a former classification of Paranthropus robustus.

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Origin of Australopithecus robustus

First recorded in 1935–40; from New Latin: literally “southern ape” + Latin robustus “oaken, hard, firm, strong”; see origin at Australopithecus, robust

Words nearby Australopithecus robustus

Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus boisei, Australopithecus garhi, Australopithecus robustus, Australopithecus sediba, Australorp, Austrasia, Austria, Austria-Hungary

Example sentences from the Web for Australopithecus robustus

His strength, so extraordinarily developed, was a cause of still greater malevolence: "Malus puer robustus," says Hobbes.
Notre-Dame de Paris|Victor Hugo
Rubrus is red, but robur is a noun meaning strength; the adjective robustus means "oaken" or vigorous.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
Esto robustus tam in agendo, quam in patiendo naturae contraria.
The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach
The puer robustus, here, turned from day to day more malitiosus.
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific|Frederick Engels

The great red kangaroo (M. rufus) is about the same size, while other large species are M. antilopinus and M. robustus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

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