Fish Hoek skull
noun
\ˈfishˌhu̇k-, ˈfiˌshu̇k-\
Definition of Fish Hoek skull
: a southern African fossil skull that resembles that of a Bushman and that is found in association with artifacts suggesting an advanced type of the European Mousterian
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Origin and Etymology of fish hoek skull
from Fish Hoek (Vishoek), town in Cape Province, Union of South Africa, where it was discovered
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