Cro-Magnon man

(ˈkrəʊˈmænjɒn; -ˈmæɡnɒn)

(Anthropology & Ethnology) an early type of modern man, Homo sapiens, who lived in Europe during late Palaeolithic times, having tall stature, long head, and a relatively large cranial capacity

[C19: named after the cave (Cro-Magnon), Dordogne, France, where the remains were first found]

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Cro-Magnon man

An early form of human being who lived in Europe in Paleolithic times.

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Auditions for "The Man From Earth," a science fiction play about a university professor claiming to be a Cro-Magnon man who somehow has lived for more than 14,000 years, will be held at 1 p.m.

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- James Jones, Cardiff ONE of our earliest ancestors, Cro-Magnon man, lived on a diet of raw meat, nuts, roots and berries and didn't have the luxury of knives to cut his food.

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The men are essentially a barrel of shaved (or waxed) chimps in thrall to relatively sophisticated Cro-Magnon Man Greg, who sweetly gained their trust when he landed a "haymaker" in their defence during a pointless pub set-to.

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