Paranthropus robustus
[ puh-ran-thruh-puhs roh-buhs-tuhs, par-uhn-throh-puhs ]
/ pəˈræn θrə pəs roʊˈbʌs təs, ˌpær ənˈθroʊ pəs /
noun
an extinct species of large-toothed bipedal hominin, formerly named Australopithecus robustus, that lived in southern Africa about 1.5–2 million years ago.
a fossil belonging to this species.
See also
Swartkrans ape-man.
Origin of Paranthropus robustus
First recorded in 1935–40; from New Latin;
Paranthropus + Latin
rōbustus “oaken, hard, firm, strong”; see origin at
robust