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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Neanderthal
Neanderthal
n : extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and
western Asia [syn:
Neandertal man,
Neanderthal man,
Neandertal,
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Neanderthal
Neanderthal
\Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. a.
1. (Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the
Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were
found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The
skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat,
retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and
enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is
estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about
midway between that of the
Pithecanthropus and modern
man. Hence, pertaining to or designating the
Neanderthal
\Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n.
1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the
race
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals
were shorter than modern humans.
[PJC]
2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave
man.
[PJC]
3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or
uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive
social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.
[PJC]
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