Neanderthal man

The Neanderthal species or an individual of the species. Not in scientific use.

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Neanderthal man

(Archaeology) a type of primitive man, Homo neanderthalensis, or H. sapiens neanderthalensis, occurring throughout much of Europe in late Palaeolithic times: it is thought that they did not interbreed with other early humans and are not the ancestors of modern humans

[C19: from the anthropological findings (1857) in the Neandertal, a valley near Düsseldorf, Germany]

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Nean′derthal man`

a member of an extinct subspecies of humans, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, that inhabited Europe and W and central Asia c100,000–40,000 B.C.

[1860–65]

Neanderthal man

A type of primitive human being that lived in Europe in the Paleolithic Age.

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Noun

Neanderthal man - extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal

genus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae

human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Translations

Neanderthal man

n → der Neandertaler

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Neanderthal man

n → l'Uomo di Neandertal

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There was one among the lot, evidently the leader of them, who bore a close resemblance to the so-called Neanderthal man of La Chapelle-aux-Saints.

I did not wish to fire among them unless it became absolutely necessary, and so I started to lead my party around them; but the instant that the Neanderthal man guessed my intention, he evidently attributed it to cowardice upon our part, and with a wild cry he leaped toward us, waving his cudgel above his head.

An examination disclosed that five of our erstwhile opponents were dead and the sixth, the Neanderthal man, was but slightly wounded, a bullet having glanced from his thick skull, stunning him.

The Neanderthal man was something of a care, for we had to keep him in irons all the time, and he was mighty savage when approached; but after a time he became more docile, and then we tried to discover if he had a language.

I see in reading over the last few pages that I neglected to state that Lys finally discovered that the Neanderthal man possessed a language.

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Evidence from the Middle Eastern grave site indicated that Neanderthal man consuming plant specimens as long as 50,000 years ago are still in use today as medicinal plants, he said.

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Neanderthal man's "probable use of cannabis" provided by nature was a much healthier alternative to so many of the synthetic products of the pharmaceutical industry.

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Neanderthal man probably used cannabis, but the pharmaceuticals of today have what it takes to produce drugs that cause a high without causing harm.

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In the perspective of Philippine politics, he stands out, sui generis, as the morphed, archetypal denizen of a long gone age: the time of brutish, club-wielding, Neanderthal man who anthropologists say killed his enemies and predatory beasts quickly and fearlessly.

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