HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Homo sapiens neanderthalensis mean? 

• HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS (noun)
  The noun HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS has 1 sense:

1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

  Familiarity information: HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS (noun)

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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 ("Homo sapiens neanderthalensis" 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 ("Homo sapiens neanderthalensis" is a member of...):

genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)