Java man

n. Pithecanthropus.

Java man

n (Anthropology & Ethnology) a type of primitive man, Homo erectus (formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus), that lived in the middle Palaeolithic Age in Java. Also called: Trinil man

Ja′va man`

n. the fossil remains of a form of Homo erectus found in Java. [1930–35]

Java man

A type of primitive human being that lived in the Stone Age in Java.

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Java man - fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectusTrinil manHomo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"

Java man

Java man:

see Homo erectusHomo erectus
, extinct hominin living between 1.6 million and 250,000 years ago. Homo erectus is thought to have evolved in Africa from H. habilis, the first member of the genus Homo. African forms of H.
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Java man

[¦jäv·ə ¦man] (paleontology) An overspecialized, apelike form of Homo sapiens from the middle Pleistocene having a small brain capacity, low cranial vault, and massive browridges.

Java man

a primitive form of human - Homo erectus.

Java man

Related to Java man: Neanderthal man

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Synonyms for Java man

noun fossil remains found in Java

Synonyms

Trinil man

Related Words

Homo erectus

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