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单词 protohuman
释义

protohuman

[ proh-toh-hyoo-muhn or, often, -yoo- ]
/ ˌproʊ toʊˈhyu mən or, often, -ˈyu- /
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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominin populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.

noun

a protohuman animal.

Origin of protohuman

First recorded in 1905–10; proto- + human

Words nearby protohuman

protogenic, Protogeometric, Proto-Germanic, protogynous, protohistory, protohuman, Proto-Indo-European, proto-Ionic, protolanguage, protolithic, protolog
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British Dictionary definitions for protohuman

protohuman
/ (ˌprəʊtəʊˈhjuːmən) /

noun

any of various prehistoric primates that resembled modern man

adjective

of or relating to any of these primates
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for protohuman

protohuman
[ prō′tō-hyōōmən ]

Any of various extinct hominids or other extinct primates that were primitive predecessors or ancestors of humans.
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