Neanderthal
noun
Ne·an·der·thal
nē-ˈan-dər-ˌtȯl
-ˌthȯl
nā-ˈän-dər-ˌtäl
plural Neanderthals
1
or less commonly Neandertal
nē-ˈan-dər-ˌtȯl
or Neanderthal man
or Neandertal man plural Neandertals or Neanderthal men or Neandertal men
: a hominid (Homo neanderthalensis synonym H. sapiens neanderthalensis) known from skeletal remains in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago
nā-ˈän-dər-ˌtäl
2
: a person who suggests a caveman in appearance, mentality, or behavior
… heckled by a bunch of Neanderthals …—Bonitta Best
But the man is also not a Neanderthal. His mother was an English teacher, and her son quotes Henry David Thoreau …—Seth Emerson
Neanderthal
adjective
or less commonly Neandertal
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