neanthropic

[ nee-an-throp-ik ]

adjective

, Anthropology.

1. of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.

neanthropic

/ nē′ən-thrŏp′ĭk /

1. Relating to members of the extant species Homo sapiens as compared with other, now extinct species of Homo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neanthropic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; ne- + anthropic