Definition of Lagoa Santa man
: an extinct South American man with a markedly long, narrow, and high-vaulted cranium known from skeletal remains found in Brazilian caves
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Origin and Etymology of lagoa santa man
from Lagoa Santa, city in Brazil, near where the remains were found
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