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Rhodesian man

[ roh-dee-zhuhn man ]

noun

  1. the name first assigned to the extinct hominin Kabwe 1, at the time of its discovery in 1921.


Rhodesian man

noun

  1. a type of early man, Homo rhodesiensis (or H. sapiens rhodesiensis ), occurring in Africa in late Pleistocene times and resembling Neanderthal man in many features


Rhodesian man

/ rō-dēzhən /

  1. A fossil hominid specimen found in south-central Africa, previously classed as a distinct species ( Homo rhodesiensis ) but now generally regarded as an archaic example of Homo sapiens.


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