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hobbit
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hobbit [ˈhɒbɪt]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) one of an imaginary race of half-size people living in holes
[coined by British writer J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), with the meaning ``hole-builder'']
hobbitry  n
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Noun1.hobbit - an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feethobbit - an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien
imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
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This discovery of a new human species called Homo floresiensis has spawned much debate with some researchers claiming that the small creatures are really modern humans whose tiny head and brain are the result of a medical condition called microcephaly.
'Hobbit' a genuine ancient human species, say scientists by Asian News International
Anthropologist Dr Karen Baab said: "Dwarfing syndromes and microcephaly bear no resemblance to the unique anatomy of Homo Floresiensis.
Hobbits weren't humans; TINY MEN A SUB-SPECIES by The Mirror (London, England)
Anthropologists have argued, sometimes bitterly, since the discovery of Homo floresiensis -- dubbed "the hobbit" due to its size -- as to the identity and origins of these distant cave-dwelling cousins.
Ancient 'hobbit' humans new species after all: study by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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