Java man

noun

1. the fossil remains of Homo erectus found in Java.

Java man

noun

1. a type of primitive man, Homo erectus (formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus ), that lived in the middle Palaeolithic Age in Java Also calledTrinil man

Java man

/ jä′və /

1. See pithecanthropus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Java man¹

First recorded in 1930–35