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单词 neanthropic
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neanthropic

[ nee-an-throp-ik ]
/ ˌni ænˈθrɒp ɪk /

adjective Anthropology.

of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
Also neoanthropic.
Compare paleoanthropic.

Origin of neanthropic

First recorded in 1890–95; ne- + anthropic

Words nearby neanthropic

Neal, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man, Neanderthaloid, neanic, neanthropic, neap, neaped, Neapolitan, Neapolitan ice cream, Neapolitan sixth
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Example sentences from the Web for neanthropic

  • The beginning of the neanthropic is still a reindeer age, though that animal was apparently becoming rare.

    The Meeting-Place of Geology and History|Sir John William Dawson
  • Finally, what relation does the record in Genesis x. bear to the prehistoric peoples of the neanthropic age?

    The Meeting-Place of Geology and History|Sir John William Dawson
  • When we leave the Deluge and come to the postdiluvian or neanthropic period, similar coincidences occur.

    The Meeting-Place of Geology and History|Sir John William Dawson

Scientific definitions for neanthropic

neanthropic
[ nē′ən-thrŏpĭk ]

Relating to members of the extant species Homo sapiens as compared with other, now extinct species of Homo.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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