Rhodesian Man (Noun)
Meaning
A primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The discovery of the rhodesian man in Africa shed new light on human evolution and migration patterns.
- Rhodesian man is believed to have lived around 125,000 to 100,000 years ago in southern Africa.
- The fossil remains of the rhodesian man were first discovered in 1921 in a cave in what is now Zambia.
- Studies of the rhodesian man's skull and skeletal remains suggest a close relationship with the neanderthal man.
- The rhodesian man is considered an important transitional phase in the evolution of modern humans in Africa.