Zinjanthropus

[zin-jan-thruh-puh s, zin-jan-throh-] /zɪnˈdʒæn θrə pəs, ˌzɪn dʒænˈθroʊ-/
noun
1.
the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.
Origin
< Neo-Latin (1959) < Arabic zinj East Africa + Greek ánthrōpos man
British Dictionary definitions for Zinjanthropus

zinjanthropus

/zɪnˈdʒænθrəpəs/
noun
1.
a type of australopithecine, Australopithecus boisei (formerly Zinjanthropus boisei), remains of which were discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania in 1959
Word Origin
C20: New Latin, from Arabic Zinj East Africa + Greek anthrōpos man
Zinjanthropus in Science
zinjanthropus
  (zĭn-jān'thrə-pəs, zĭn'jān-thrō'-)   
An extinct hominid postulated from bones found in Tanzania in 1959 and originally designated Zinjanthropus boisei by Louis S.B. Leakey. It was later shown to be an australopithecine and renamed Australopithecus boisei.