SINCE 1828
Heidelberg man
noun
Hei·del·berg man
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ˈhī-dᵊl-ˌbərg- ,
-ˌberg- \
-ˌberg- \
Definition of Heidelberg man
: an Early Pleistocene hominid known from a massive fossilized jaw with distinctly human dentition and classified with the direct ancestor (Homo erectus) of modern humans
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