Solo man

noun

an early human being of the upper Pleistocene, known from skull fragments found in Java.

Origin of Solo man

after the Solo River, central Java, near which the fragments were found

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British Dictionary definitions for solo man

Solo man

noun

a type of early man, Homo soloensis, of late Pleistocene times, having a skull resembling that of Neanderthal man but with a smaller cranial capacity

Word Origin for Solo man

C20: after Solo, site in central Java where remains were found

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Solo man

[sō′lō]

A fossil hominid specimen previously classed as a distinct species (Homo soloensis) but now generally regarded as an archaic example of Homo sapiens.