neanderthal
IPA: niˈændɝθɔɫ
Root Word: Neanderthal
noun
- A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.
- (derogatory) A primitive, savage or uncivilized person.
- Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal [A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.]
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.
- (by extension) Old-fashioned, opposed to change.
- Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.
- Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal [Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.]
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Examples of "neanderthal" in Sentences
- Neanderthal admixture hypothesis.
- Did Neanderthals stutter in the past
- Check the history page on Neanderthal.
- First discovery of a Neanderthal tomb.
- Even Neanderthal had a sacred mother .
- The Neanderthal men belong to this period.
- Please discuss this in the Neanderthal article.
- Refs for this are part of the Neanderthal theory.
- Another is that Neanderthals interbred with modern humans.
- The prevailing view is that the fossils are intermediary to the Neanderthals.
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