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hobbit
Hob·bit H5236550 (hŏb′ĭt)n. Homo floresiensis.
[From Hobbit, a trademarked name for a member of a race of humanlike creatures about three feet tall that appear in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.]hobbit (ˈhɒbɪt) n1. (European Myth & Legend) one of an imaginary race of half-size people living in holes2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a nickname used for a very small type of primitive human, Homo floresiensis, following the discovery of remains of eight such people on the Island of Flores, Indonesia, in 2004[C20: coined by J. R. R. Tolkien, with the meaning 'hole-builder'] ˈhobbitry nThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hobbit - an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkienimaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction |
Translationshobbit
A recently discovered—first published in 2004—species of the phylogenetic tribe Homini—which comprises Homo sapiens and two species of chimpanzees—found on the island of Flores in Indonesia. Researchers unearthed remains from 8 individuals measuring ±1 meter tall and having grapefruit-sized skulls. The remains were carbon dated as having lived 18,000 years ago. Despite controversy surrounding the discovery, cladistic analysis supports the assertion that H floresiensis is a species a sui generishobbit name given to Homo floresiensis, a fossil hominid recently discovered on the island of Flores, in Indonesia, and so named after J.J.R.Tolkien's hobbit because of its diminutive size. About 1m in height, with a skull volume of only around 380ml, the oldest example was aged at 95,000 years and the youngest at 13,000 years. Like H.neanderthalensis , it coexisted with H.sapiens. hobbit
Words related to hobbitnoun an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feetRelated Words- imaginary being
- imaginary creature
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