Main Entry: Cro–Ma·gnon

Pronunciation: \krō-ˈmag-nən, -ˈman-yən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Cro-Magnon, a cave near Les Eyzies, France

Date: 1869

: a hominid of a tall erect race of the Upper Paleolithic known from skeletal remains found chiefly in southern France and classified as the same species (Homo sapiens) as present-day humans