Paleolithic man
noun
any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
Origin of Paleolithic man
1First recorded in 1870–75
Words Nearby Paleolithic man
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How to use Paleolithic man in a sentence
These waves were there when Paleolithic man hunted his meat with a stone-tipped club.
Their morals and modesty, as well as their games, are those of Paleolithic man, and they are as remorselessly cruel.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea | Morgan RobertsonRedruth is under the shadow of Carn Brea, the home of Paleolithic man.
Cornish Saints and Sinners | J. Henry HarrisWhatever may be said of Paleolithic man, neolithic man has left the most enduring and indubitable evidence.
The Old Road | Hilaire Belloc
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