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neanderthaloid
Ne·an·der·thal N0040100 (nē-ăn′dər-thôl′, -tôl′, nā-än′dər-täl′)n.1. also Ne·an·der·tal (-tôl′, -täl′)a. A species of extinct hominins (Homo neanderthalensis) that lived throughout most of Europe and western and central Asia during the late Pleistocene Epoch until about 30,000 years ago. Members of this species had a large skull and stocky build and are associated with Middle Paleolithic tools.b. An individual belonging to this species.2. Slang A crude, boorish, or slow-witted person.adj.1. also Ne·an·der·tal (-tôl′, -täl′) Of, having to do with, or resembling Neanderthals.2. Slang Crude, boorish, or slow-witted.
[After Neanderthal (Neandertal), a valley of western Germany near Düsseldorf where remains of these humans were found in 1856.]
Ne·an′der·thal′oid′ (-thô′loid′, -tô′-, -tä′-) adj.neanderthaloid (nɪˈændəˌtɑːlɔɪd) adj (Anthropology & Ethnology) resembling Neanderthal manIdiomsSeeneanderthalEncyclopediaSeeNeanderthal |