neanthropic
of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
Origin of neanthropic
1- Also neoanthropic.
- Compare paleoanthropic.
Words Nearby neanthropic
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How to use neanthropic in a sentence
The beginning of the neanthropic is still a reindeer age, though that animal was apparently becoming rare.
The Meeting-Place of Geology and History | Sir John William DawsonWhen we leave the Deluge and come to the postdiluvian or neanthropic period, similar coincidences occur.
The Meeting-Place of Geology and History | Sir John William DawsonFinally, what relation does the record in Genesis x. bear to the prehistoric peoples of the neanthropic age?
The Meeting-Place of Geology and History | Sir John William Dawson
Scientific definitions for neanthropic
[ nē′ən-thrŏp′ĭk ]
Relating to members of the extant species Homo sapiens as compared with other, now extinct species of Homo.
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