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Australopithecines is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Australopithecines in a sentence

Australopithecines meaning

plural of Australopithecine

Using Australopithecines

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Australopithecine
  • In the example corpus, australopithecines often appears in combinations such as: the australopithecines, robust australopithecines.

Context around Australopithecines

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

robust 2× primitive 1×

Sentence patterns with Australopithecines

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by those australopithecines who eventually 1× evolution with australopithecines some of 1× more primitive australopithecines 1× than the australopithecines and made 1× than the australopithecines from which 1× the robust australopithecines 1× these robust australopithecines or contemporaneous 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

h habilis was 1× homo habilis had 1× paranthropus is associated 1× pliocene mammals of 1× the brain volume 1× the zinj question 1×

Common sentence endings:

more primitive australopithecines 1× or contemporaneous homo 1× perhaps animal bones 1× the late pliocene 1× the robust australopithecines 1× to have descended 1×

Words around Australopithecines

Just before it in the word index:

australis 39 australiansuper 4 australians 869 australiana 2 australian 5.998 australia 11.101

Just after it in the word index:

australopithecus 25 austrasia 7 austri 2 austria 1.354 austrian 763 austrians 106

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Australopithecines

  • In this selection, "australopithecines" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, robust and primitive stand out and add context to how "australopithecines" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by those australopithecines who eventually and evolution with australopithecines some of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "australopithecines" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with australopithecines

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Zinj question ultimately became part of the Australopithecus/Paranthropus question (which only applied to the robust Australopithecines). (18 words)

Homo habilis had smaller molars and larger brains than the australopithecines, and made tools from stone and perhaps animal bones. (20 words)

The brain volume is just under 600 cm³; also a reduction in a protruding face is present compared to members of more primitive australopithecines. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

H. habilis was short and had disproportionately long arms compared to modern humans; however, it had a less protruding face than the australopithecines from which it is thought to have descended. (31 words)

These apes may have once been bipedal, but then lost this ability when they were forced back into an arboreal habitat, presumably by those australopithecines who eventually became us (see Homininae ). (31 words)

Paranthropus is associated with stone tools both in southern and eastern Africa, although there is considerable debate whether they were made and utilized by these robust australopithecines or contemporaneous Homo. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

H. habilis was short and had disproportionately long arms compared to modern humans; however, it had a less protruding face than the australopithecines from which it is thought to have descended.

Homo habilis had smaller molars and larger brains than the australopithecines, and made tools from stone and perhaps animal bones.

Paranthropus is associated with stone tools both in southern and eastern Africa, although there is considerable debate whether they were made and utilized by these robust australopithecines or contemporaneous Homo.

Pliocene mammals of North America Africa was dominated by hoofed animals, and primates continued their evolution, with australopithecines (some of the first hominins ) appearing in the late Pliocene.

The brain volume is just under 600 cm³; also a reduction in a protruding face is present compared to members of more primitive australopithecines.

These apes may have once been bipedal, but then lost this ability when they were forced back into an arboreal habitat, presumably by those australopithecines who eventually became us (see Homininae ).

The Zinj question ultimately became part of the Australopithecus/Paranthropus question (which only applied to the robust Australopithecines).

Common combinations with australopithecines

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "australopithecines" in a sentence?
An example: "H. habilis was short and had disproportionately long arms compared to modern humans; however, it had a less protruding face than the australopithecines from which it is thought to have descended." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "australopithecines" from authentic English texts.
What does "australopithecines" mean?
Australopithecines means: plural of Australopithecine
How many example sentences with "australopithecines" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "australopithecines", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.