kromdraai ape-man

kromdraai ape-man
\\ˈkrämˌdrī-\ noun also kromdraai man
Usage: usually capitalized K
Etymology: Kromdraai, town in Transvaal, So. Africa, site of the finds
: an Australopithecine (Paranthropus robustus or Australopithecus robustus) known from skull and skeletal fragments from southern Africa and distinguished by an extraordinarily massive jaw — compare swartkranz ape-man

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