NEANDERTHAL MAN

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Meaning:

Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Synonyms:

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Neandertal; Neandertal man; Neanderthal; Neanderthal man

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Neanderthal 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 ("Neanderthal man" is a member of...):

genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)

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