Homo rhodesiensis

[hoh-moh roh-dee-zee-en-sis]

noun

1. Kabwe 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of Homo rhodesiensis¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from New Latin; Homo ( def. ) + rhodesiē̃nsis “pertaining to Rhodesia”

Example Sentences

Scientists initially assigned the skull to a species they called Homo rhodesiensis.

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Sometimes this species is referred to as Homo rhodesiensis, because of very similar fossils found in what is now Zambia.

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