palaeoanthropic

adjective

palaeo·​an·​throp·​ic

¦pālēōˌan¦thräpik,

¦palē-,

-pēk

variants or less commonly paleanthropic

¦pālē,

¦palē+

or paleoanthropic

¦pālēō,

¦palēō+

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

Word History

Etymology

pale- + Greek anthrōpos human being + English -ic

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