Definition of Rhodesian man

1. Noun. A primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa.

Exact synonyms: Homo Rhodesiensis
Generic synonyms: Homo, Human, Human Being, Man

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhodesian Man

Rhode
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Red
Rhode Island bent
Rhode Island red
Rhode Islander
Rhode Islanders
Rhodes
Rhodes scholar
Rhodesia
Rhodesian
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Rhodesian malignant theileriosis
Rhodesian man (current term)
Rhodesian ridgeback
Rhodesian trypanosomiasis
Rhodesians
Rhodian
Rhodie
Rhodie bar
Rhodie bars
Rhodies
Rhododendron californicum
Rhododendron maxima
Rhododendron viscosum
Rhodope Mountains
Rhodophyceae
Rhodophyta

Literary usage of Rhodesian man

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Evolution of Man: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the Yale Chapter by George Alfred Baitsell, Harry Burr Ferris, Richard Swann Lull, George Howard Parker, James Rowland Angell, Albert Galloway Keller, Edwin Grant Conklin (1922)
"It would seem therefore as though no close relationship is indicated between the two and that in most respects Rhodesian man is much more advanced. ..."

2. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"RESTORATION BY A. FORESTIER OF THE Rhodesian man WHOSE SKULL WAS DISCOVERED IN 1921 . . . . . . . 176-177 SIDE VIEW OF A PREHISTORIC HUMAN SKULL DISCOVERED ..."

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