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NEANDERTAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Synonyms:
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Neandertal; Neandertal man; Neanderthal; Neanderthal man
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Neandertal" 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)
Holonyms ("Neandertal" is a member of...):
genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)
Derivation:
Neandertal (relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
Example:
aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
Synonyms:
boorish; loutish; neandertal; neanderthal; oafish; swinish
Classified under:
Similar:
unrefined ((used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
Example:
Neanderthal skull
Synonyms:
Neandertal; Neanderthal; Neanderthalian
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Neanderthal man (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)
Derivation:
Neandertal (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)
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