paleoanthropic

paleoanthropic
of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal

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  • paleoanthropic — [pā΄lē ō an thräp′ik] adj. [< PALEO + ANTHROP(O) + IC] of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal …   English World dictionary

  • paleoanthropic — /pay lee oh an throp ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, adj. pertaining to prehistoric humans. [1885 90; PALEO + ANTHROPIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • paleoanthropic — pa•le•o•an•throp•ic [[t]ˌpeɪ li oʊ ænˈθrɒp ɪk[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˌpæl i [/t]] adj. pan pertaining to prehistoric humans • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • paleoanthropic — variant of palaeoanthropic * * * /pay lee oh an throp ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, adj. pertaining to prehistoric humans. [1885 90; PALEO + ANTHROPIC] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Oldness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Oldness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oldness oldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 age age antiquity Sgm: N 1 cobwebs of antiquity cobwebs of antiquity GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 maturity maturity Sgm …   English dictionary for students

  • neanthropic — /nee an throp ik/, adj. Anthropol. of or pertaining to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo. Also, neoanthropic. Cf. paleoanthropic. [1890 95; NE + ANTHROPIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • pale- — combining form or paleo or palae or palaeo also palaio Etymology: Greek palai , palaio , from palaios old, ancient, from palai …   Useful english dictionary

  • pa|lae|o|an|throp|ic — «PAY lee oh an THROP ihk, PAL ee », adjective. Especially British. paleoanthropic …   Useful english dictionary

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