Neanderthal

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Ne·an·der·thal / nēˈandər[unvoicedth]ôl/ • n. (also Neanderthal man) an extinct species of human (Homo neanderthalensis) that was widely distributed in ice-age Europe between c.120,000 and 35,000 years ago, with a receding forehead and prominent brow ridges. ∎ fig. an uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth person, esp. a man.• adj. of or relating to this extinct human species. ∎ fig. (esp. of a man) uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth.

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