Eoanthropus

[ ee-oh-an-thruh-puhs, -uhn-throh-puhs ]

noun

1. the genus to which the now-discredited Piltdown man was assigned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eoanthropus¹

< New Latin (1913) < Greek ēo- eo- + ánthrōpos man

Example Sentences

These latter differ entirely in mineral character from the Eoanthropus jaw and the cranium.

From Project Gutenberg