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neanderthal
/niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl/
adj 4noun 3
Collocations
2NEANDERTHAL + NOUN
ancestry, europeans, forebears, people, skull
PREP.
after, than
Definitions
adj
1
Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal.
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal.
adj
1
Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.
The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.
[…]In short, many assessments conclude that East Asians have more Neanderthal ancestry than Europeans, who have more Neanderthal ancestry than people in the Middle East.
2
Old-fashioned, opposed to change.
3
Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and wes
adjective — ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appe
- boorish
- loutish
- neandertal
- oafish
- swinish
adjective — relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
- neanderthalian
- neandertal
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.
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[…]In short, many assessments conclude that East Asians have more Neanderthal ancestry than Europeans, who have more Neanderthal ancestry than people in the Middle East.
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These injuries may reflect the rigors of hunting with the Neanderthals' limited repertoire of weapons; the Neanderthals never seem to have developed projectiles, so they would have to have gotten more
Wiktionary04
The Neanderthal was named after theologian Joachim Neander.
Tatoeba · #851676205
Unless you’re African, your skin probably carries traces of your Neanderthal forebears.
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I'm a Neanderthal.
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