Australopithecus afarensis

[ uh-fah-ren-sis ]
/ ə fɑˈrɛn sɪs /

noun

an extinct species of early hominid whose fossil remains were discovered in Ethiopia and have been dated at between 3.5 and 4 million years of age.
a fossil belonging to this species.
Compare Lucy.

Origin of Australopithecus afarensis

1978; < New Latin; after the Afar region of Ethiopia, where Lucy was found; see Afar, -ensis