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Definition of Neanderthal man
1. Noun. Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia.
Exact synonyms: Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal Man, Neanderthal
Group relationships: Genus Homo
Generic synonyms: Homo, Human, Human Being, Man
Derivative terms: Neandertal, Neanderthal, Neanderthalian
Group relationships: Genus Homo
Generic synonyms: Homo, Human, Human Being, Man
Derivative terms: Neandertal, Neanderthal, Neanderthalian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neanderthal Man
Literary usage of Neanderthal man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1904)
"... stature of 170 cm., a stature which exceeds that of the Neanderthal man. ...
up to the early quarternary period was represented by the Neanderthal man. ..."
2. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"According to some authorities Neanderthal man was living in Europe a quarter of
a million years ago. Other specimens were afterwards found elsewhere, ..."
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