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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 Asiaplay

  Familiarity information: NEANDERTAL MAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEANDERTAL MAN (noun)


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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