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BOSKOP MAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Boskop man mean?
• BOSKOP MAN (noun)
The noun BOSKOP MAN has 1 sense:
1. possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
Familiarity information: BOSKOP MAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Boskop man" is a kind of...):
Homo sapiens (the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc)
Holonyms ("Boskop man" is a member of...):
genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)
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