protohuman

[ proh-toh-hyoo-muhnor, often, -yoo- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominin populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.

noun

1. a protohuman animal.

protohuman

/ ˌprəʊtəʊˈhjuːmən /

noun

1. any of various prehistoric primates that resembled modern man

adjective

1. of or relating to any of these primates

protohuman

/ prō′tō-hyo̅o̅′mən /

1. Any of various extinct hominids or other extinct primates that were primitive predecessors or ancestors of humans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of protohuman¹

First recorded in 1905–10; proto- + human