prehuman

Related to prehuman: Neanderthal, Australopithecus

pre·hu·man

P5566350 (prē-hyo͞o′mən)n. Any of various extinct primates, especially an early hominin.adj.1. Of or relating to these extinct primates.2. Of or relating to a period preceding settlement by humans: New Zealand's prehuman avifauna.

prehuman

(priːˈhjuːmən) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) an evolutionary ancestor of mankindadj1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) denoting the evolutionary period before the appearance of mankind2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) relating to an evolutionary ancestor of mankind

pre•hu•man

(priˈhyu mən; often -ˈyu-)

adj. 1. preceding the appearance or existence of human beings. 2. of or pertaining to a human prototype. n. 3. a prehuman animal. [1835–45]