Heidelberg man

Heidelberg man
noun Etymology: Heidelberg, Germany Date: 1920 an early Pleistocene hominid known from a massive fossilized jaw with distinctly human dentition and classified with the direct ancestor (Homo erectus) of modern humans

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  • Heidelberg man — Hei′delberg man n. pan a form of Homo erectus reconstructed from a human lower jaw(Hei′delberg jaw )of early middle Pleistocene age, found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • Heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

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  • heidelberg race — noun see heidelberg man …   Useful english dictionary

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