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Rhodesian man

Rho·de·sian man


noun 
Definition:
 
early human being: an early human being sharing features with the Neandertals and with modern human beings and living in Africa in the late Pleistocene period. Latin name Homo sapiens rhodesiensis.

[Early 20th century. Because the fossils were first found in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)]
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