a type of early human, Homo soloensis, of late Pleistocene times, having a skull resembling that of Neanderthal man but with a smaller cranial capacity
Word origin
C20: after Solo, site in central Java where remains were found
Solo man in American English
(ˈsoʊloʊ)
a type of early human (Homo sapiens soloensis) known from fossil remains found in Upper Pleistocene deposits in central Java