australopithecus africanus(n = noun.animal) - gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago;
is a kind of australopithecine
is a member of australopithecus, genus australopithecus

agapanthus africanus, australopithecus, australopithecus afarensis, australopithecus boisei, australopithecus robustus, genus australopithecus, publius cornelius scipio africanus major, scipio africanus, scipio africanus major