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HOMO ERECTUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain

Example:

Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Homo erectus" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Homo erectus"):

Java man; Trinil man (fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus)

Peking man (fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II)

Holonyms ("Homo erectus" is a member of...):

genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)

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