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HOMO ERECTUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
Example:
Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Homo erectus" is a kind of...):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Homo erectus"):
Java man; Trinil man (fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus)
Peking man (fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II)
Holonyms ("Homo erectus" is a member of...):
genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)
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