define the following terms ,1. Australopithecus 2. hominid 3. homos
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1.a fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits ( c. 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa.
2.primate of a family ( Hominidae ) which includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also (in recent schemes) at least some of the great apes.
3.a gay man.
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Australopithecus:-
➢ Australopithecus, group of extinct primates closely related to, if not actually ancestors of, modern human beings and known from a series of fossils found at numerous sites in eastern, north-central, and southern Africa.
Hominid:-
➢ Any member of the family Hominidae, consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans), and all their immediate ancestors.
Homos:-
➢ Homo is a Latin word that means man, or human.