palaeoanthropic
adjective
palaeo·an·throp·ic
\¦pālēōˌan¦thräpik, ¦palē-, -pēk\
variants: less commonly
paleanthropic
\¦pālē, ¦palē+\ orpaleoanthropic
\¦pālēō, ¦palēō+\Definition of palaeoanthropic
1 : of or relating to hominids more primitive than those included in the species (Homo sapiens) that includes recent man — compare neanthropic
2 [New Latin Palaeoanthropus + English -ic] : of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Palaeoanthropus
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Origin and Etymology of palaeoanthropic
pale- + Greek anthrōpos human being + English -ic — more at anthrop-
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