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PEKING MAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Peking man mean?
• PEKING MAN (noun)
The noun PEKING MAN has 1 sense:
1. fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II
Familiarity information: PEKING MAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Peking man" is a kind of...):
Homo erectus (extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain)
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