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NEANDERTAL MAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Neandertal man mean?
• NEANDERTAL MAN (noun)
The noun NEANDERTAL MAN has 1 sense:
1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Familiarity information: NEANDERTAL MAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Neandertal; Neandertal man; Neanderthal; Neanderthal man
Hypernyms ("Neandertal man" is a kind of...):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
Holonyms ("Neandertal man" is a member of...):
genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)
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