Combe-Capelle man
[ kohm-ka-pel-man ]
/ ˈkoʊm kæˈpɛl ˌmæn /
noun
a Homo sapiens skull originally assessed to be Paleolithic and among the oldest fossils of modern humans found in Europe: believed to have been destroyed in a bombed Berlin museum in World War II, it was recovered in 2001 and has since been dated to less than 9,500 years of age, effectively reassigning it to the late Mesolithic or early Neolithic period.
QUIZZES
IT’S A WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ BONANZA!
This windfall of words will make you rich with knowledge. Mine your memory on the words from July 27 to August 2!
Question 1 of 7
What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of Combe-Capelle man
First recorded in 1910–15; named after Combe-Capelle (near Périgueux, France), where the remains were found
Words nearby Combe-Capelle man
combat team, combat trousers, combat zone, comb back, combe, Combe-Capelle man, combed yarn, comber, comber board, comb-footed spider, combinable
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020