Hominina

Translingual

Australopithecus sediba, cranium

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hominina

1. 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