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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neanderthal Man

Ndonga
Ndrumbea
Ndumbea
Ne
Nea Filadelfeia
Nea Filadelfia
Nea Ionia
Nea Moudania
Nea Smirni
Nea Smyrni
Neal
Neale
Neandertal
Neandertal man
Neanderthal
Neanderthal man (current term)
Neanderthalian
Neanderthals
Neanthe bella palm
Neapolitan
Neapolitan chord
Neapolitan chords
Neapolitan ice cream
Neapolitans
Near East
Nearctic
Neath
Neave
Neb.
Nebcin

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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