SINCE 1828
palaeoanthropic
adjective
palaeo·an·throp·ic
| \ ¦pālēōˌan¦thräpik, ¦palē-, -pēk\
variants:
or less commonly paleanthropic \ ¦pālē , ¦palē+ \
or paleoanthropic \ ¦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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