"ramidus" meaning in English

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          "text": "Ramidi were in many ways a mix of humans and chimps. Their smallish brains were barely larger than those of a modern chimp. But they held their heads on the top of the vertebral column instead of in front of it; ie, they walked upright. It is likely that ramidus was the ancestor of all subsequent hominid species, including our own.",
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