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View synonyms for protohuman
protohuman
[ proh-toh-hyoo-muhnor, often, -yoo- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominin populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.
noun
- a protohuman animal.
protohuman
/ ˌprəʊtəʊˈhjuːmən /
noun
- any of various prehistoric primates that resembled modern man
adjective
- of or relating to any of these primates
protohuman
/ prō′tō-hyo̅o̅′mən /
- Any of various extinct hominids or other extinct primates that were primitive predecessors or ancestors of humans.
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