 homo_erectus |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (anthropology,sociology) a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man | |
| Related terms: | primitive Peking_man Java_man homo | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain | |
| Examples: | Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus" |
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| Related terms: | homo Peking_man Java_man genus_Homo | |
