Definition of Homo rhodesiensis

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homo Rhodesiensis

Homerian
Homeric
Homeric laughter
Homerism
Homes
Homiel
Homines neanderthalenses
Homines sapientes
Hominoidea
Homo economicus
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo rhodesiensis (current term)
Homo sapien
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens sapiens
Homo soloensis
Homobasidiomycetes
Homoean
Homogyne
Homogyne alpina
Homologoumena
Homona
Homona coffearia
Homoousion
Homs

Literary usage of Homo rhodesiensis

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

1. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1922)
"This newly discovered creature (Homo rhodesiensis), this Rhodesian Cave Man, had, sq far as these remains show, none of the special characteristics of a ..."

2. The Evolution of Man: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the Yale Chapter ...by Richard Swann Lull, Harry Burr Ferris, George Howard Parker, James Rowland Angell, Albert Galloway Keller, Edwin Grant Conklin by Richard Swann Lull, Harry Burr Ferris, George Howard Parker, James Rowland Angell, Albert Galloway Keller, Edwin Grant Conklin (1922)
"Homo rhodesiensis. Skull and face 29 Fig. 9. Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon man). Skull and face . 33 Fig. 10. Provisional phylogeny of man and the anthropoids . ..."

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