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/nee'an throp"ik/, adj. Anthropol.of or pertaining to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.Also, neoanthropic. Cf. paleoanthropic.[1890-95; NE- + ANTHROPIC]
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neanthropic — ne·anthropic … English syllables
neanthropic — … Useful english dictionary
neoanthropic — |nē(ˌ)ō+ adjective Etymology: ne + anthrop + ic : belonging to the same species (Homo sapiens) as recent man : modern in anatomy or type used of fossil hominids; compare palaeoanthropic * * * /nee oh an throp ik/, adj. neanthropic. [1890 95; NEO… … Useful english dictionary
neoanthropic — /nee oh an throp ik/, adj. neanthropic. [1890 95; NEO + ANTHROPIC] * * * … Universalium
neoanthropic — [nē΄ō an thräp′ik] adj. [ NEO + ANTHROP + IC] of, pertaining to, or resembling modern forms of humans: also neanthropic … English World dictionary
palestine man — ˈpalə̇ˌstīn sometimes ˌstēn or stə̇n noun (plural palestine men) Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: from Palestine : a member of a highly variable early Neanderthaloid population of southwestern Asia that are known chiefly from skulls and… … Useful english dictionary
skhul man — ˈskül noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: Mugharet es Skhul, cave on Mount Carmel, Palestine : a strain of Palestine man showing distinct resemblances to Upper Paleolithic neanthropic man but retaining strongly developed brow ridges and… … Useful english dictionary
steinheim man — ˈs(h)tīnˌhīm noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: from Steinheim am Murr, town of western Germany : a Lower Paleolithic Neanderthaloid man having some neanthropic characteristics and known from a skull found associated with Acheulean… … Useful english dictionary
pa|le|o|an|throp|ic — «PAY lee oh an THROP ihk, PAL ee », adjective. of or belonging to the geological period intermediate between protoanthropic and neanthropic … Useful english dictionary
palanthropic — † palanthropic, a. Obs. rare. (pælænˈθrɒpɪk) [Irreg. f. palæo , paleo + anthropic a.] = palæanthropic a. [see neanthropic a.] … Useful english dictionary
