'Neanderthal man' definitions:
Definition of 'Neanderthal man'
(from WordNet)
noun
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis]
Definition of 'Neanderthal man'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [PJC]