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neanthropic

American  
[nee-an-throp-ik] / ˌni ænˈθrɒp ɪk /

adjective

Anthropology.

  1. of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.

neanthropic Scientific  
/ nē′ən-thrŏp′ĭk /

  1. Relating to members of the extant species Homo sapiens as compared with other, now extinct species of Homo.

Etymology

Origin of neanthropic

First recorded in 1890–95; ne- + anthropic

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