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Heidelberg man

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Heidelberg man
n.
An early member of an extinct human species, considered closely related to Homo erectus, known primarily from a fossil jawbone found near Heidelberg, West Germany, in 1907.
Heidelberg man
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a type of primitive man, Homo heidelbergensis, occurring in Europe in the middle Palaeolithic age, known only from a single fossil lower jaw
[referring to the site where remains were found, at Mauer, near Heidelberg, Germany (1907)]
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Noun1.Heidelberg manHeidelberg man - a type of primitive man who lived in Europe
Homo heidelbergensis
primitive, primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Translations
Heidelberg man
n → Homo heidelbergensis m


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