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Java man


Ja·va man

noun \ˈjä-və-, ˈja-\

Definition of JAVA MAN

: a Pleistocene hominid known from fragmentary skeletons found in Trinil and Djetis, Java, and classified with the direct ancestor (Homo erectus) of modern humans

First Known Use of JAVA MAN

1911

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