释义 |
mous·te·ri·an adjective or mous·tie·ri·an \(ˈ)mü|sti(ə)rēən\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French moustérien, moustiérien, from Le Moustier, cave in Dordogne dept. in southwestern France where archeological finds were made + French -ien -ian : of, relating to, or being a late lower Paleolithic period characterized by tools which were primarily flakes with retouched edges but sometimes biface core tools |