Java man
noun
the fossil remains of Homo erectus found in Java.
Origin of Java man
1First recorded in 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for Java man
Java man
noun
a type of primitive man, Homo erectus (formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus), that lived in the middle Palaeolithic Age in Java: Also called: Trinil man
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Scientific definitions for Java man
Java man
[ jä′və ]
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