Homo rhodesiensis
[ hoh-moh roh-dee-zee-en-sis ]
/ ˈhoʊ moʊ roʊˌdi ziˈɛn sɪs /
noun
See under Kabwe 1.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of Homo rhodesiensis
First recorded in 1920–25; from New Latin; Homo + rhodesiē̃nsis “pertaining to Rhodesia”
Words nearby Homo rhodesiensis
homopolar, homopolymer, homopteran, homopterous, homorganic, Homo rhodesiensis, homoromantic, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens idaltu, Homo sapiens sapiens, homoscedastic
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