Hominina

Translingual

Australopithecus sediba, cranium

Etymology

From Homo +‎ -ina, using the stem homin- (see homo).

Proper noun

Hominina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Hominidae – man and certain extinct relatives.

Usage notes

Extinct genera are sometimes excluded and placed in a separate subtribe (leaving Hominina monotypic with genus Homo). See Hominina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms

†Australopithecinae, †Preanthropinae - as subfamilies
†Australopithecina, †Preanthropina - as subtribes

Hypernyms

(subtribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe

Hyponyms

(subtribe): Homo (genus)
- Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Graecopithecus, Orrorin, Paranthropus, Praeanthropus, Sahelanthropus (extinct genera)

References

Hominina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hominina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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