【医】 尼安德塔人(在德国尼安德塔谷发现旧石器时代的人骨)

[ noun ]
extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
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Neanderthal race \Neanderthal race\, or Neanderthal man
\Neanderthal man\, a species of extinct robust humans, believed
to have been widespread in the Middle Paleolithic in Europe
and western Asia; as, a Neanderthal skull.

Syn: Neanderthalian.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. Similar to or reminiscent of a neanderthal human;
troglodytic; primitive and uncultured.
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