Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

australopithecus afarensis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
aus-tralo-p-ithe-cus a-faren-sis
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does australopithecus afarensis mean?
fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago

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