palaeoanthropic
adjective
palaeo·an·throp·ic
¦pālēōˌan¦thräpik,
¦palē-,
-pēk
variants
or less commonly paleanthropic
or paleoanthropic
¦pālē,
¦palē+
¦pālēō,
¦palēō+
1
: of or relating to hominids more primitive than those included in the species (Homo sapiens) that includes recent man compare neanthropic
2
[New Latin Palaeoanthropus + English -ic]
: of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Palaeoanthropus
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“Palaeoanthropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palaeoanthropic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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