protohuman

[ proh-toh-hyoo-muhn or, often, -yoo- ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominin populations that had some but not all the features of modernHomo sapiens.

noun
  1. a protohuman animal.

Origin of protohuman

1
First recorded in 1905–10; proto- + human

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British Dictionary definitions for protohuman

protohuman

/ (ˌprəʊtəʊˈhjuːmən) /


noun
  1. any of various prehistoric primates that resembled modern man

adjective
  1. of or relating to any of these primates

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Scientific definitions for protohuman

protohuman

[ prō′tō-hyōōmən ]


  1. Any of various extinct hominids or other extinct primates that were primitive predecessors or ancestors of humans.

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