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Rhodesian man
[ roh-dee-zhuhn man ]
Rhodesian man
noun
- a type of early man, Homo rhodesiensis (or H. sapiens rhodesiensis ), occurring in Africa in late Pleistocene times and resembling Neanderthal man in many features
Rhodesian man
/ rō-dē′zhən /
- A fossil hominid specimen found in south-central Africa, previously classed as a distinct species ( Homo rhodesiensis ) but now generally regarded as an archaic example of Homo sapiens.
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In all probability the Rhodesian man was an African representative of the extinct Neanderthal species hitherto known only from Europe.
From Project Gutenberg
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