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JAVA MAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Java man mean?
• JAVA MAN (noun)
The noun JAVA MAN has 1 sense:
1. fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus
Familiarity information: JAVA MAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Java man; Trinil man
Hypernyms ("Java man" is a kind of...):
Homo erectus (extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain)
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