| 释义 |
na·tu·fi·an
I. \nəˈtüfēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Wadi en-Natuf, valley in Palestine + English -ian
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a food-gathering, cave-dwelling Mesolithic culture of Palestine characterized by microliths, composite tools of microliths, small bare zoomorphic carvings in bone or stone, and the use of sickles suggesting some agriculture
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
: a Mesolithic cave dweller of Mount Carmel and other localities in Palestine |