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Meanings of neanderthal in English

Russian
неандеры
Portuguese
homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Spanish
homo neandertal
Catalan
homes de neandertal
Wikidata

Extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.

Related terms
неандеры
Portuguese
homem-de-neandertal
Catalan
home de neandertal

Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia.

homem-de-neandertal
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Examples for "Neandertal man"
Examples for "Neandertal man"
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However, there are a growing number of researchers that believe Neandertal man simply did not exist.
A Wiccan Bible
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If this meeting occurred, it is likely that Neandertal man was a migration out of Africa that occurred much prior to the migration of humanity.
A Wiccan Bible
1
The average age of this group tallies up to Neanderthal man, for chrissake.
Crossings
2
Their speed and strength is more in line with your average Neanderthal man.
Pines
3
The Neanderthal man inherited a stone culture which was already of great antiquity.
The Story of Evolution
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And it is now recognized that Neanderthal man had bone tools as well.
Eaters of the Dead
5
On existing evidence, we must conclude this attitude was first displayed by Neanderthal man.
Eaters of the Dead
1
Others, however, were troubled that the Neandertal and modern features weren't more blended.
A short history of nearly everything
2
Many people refused to accept that the Neandertal bones were ancient at all.
A short history of nearly everything
3
DNA was extracted from the Neandertal-type specimen found in 1856 in western Germany.
Pubmed
4
Either he was physiologically primitive or Neandertal's posture had been misdescribed.
A short history of nearly everything
5
Some cite Germany as the first place humanity meets Neandertal.
A Wiccan Bible

Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance.

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Man.

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Usage of neanderthal in English
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He may play neanderthal he-men in movies like XXX and The Fast and the Furious.
The Irish Times
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Some in Spain agreed while others saw that as indicative of England's neanderthal approach to football.
The Guardian
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A neanderthal A blue whale A headless ex-member of the French royal family You got… Dreadful.
The Guardian
4
Further down the platform, a stooped neanderthal in a smart business suit was talking animatedly with
Something from the nightside
5
How much neanderthal DNA do we have?
Radio NZ
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The Geeks Inherit the Earth Quite literally, because the Earth is collapsing around the somewhat neanderthal-like Crood family.
Wired
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Asians originated from the Asian Homo erectus, Europeans from the neanderthal man, and Africans from the African Homo heidelbergensis.
The South African
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How SICK is this neanderthal?
The South African
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He has sequenced the entire neanderthal genome and proved that early humans mated with neanderthals after we moved out of Africa.
Radio NZ
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You cut this fat or this carb, or fast these two days, or only eat foods a neanderthal would have eaten.
Wired
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I thanked him, then called Stig to tell him to get his neanderthal butt over to the Daimler as soon as possible.
The woman who died a lot
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A team of French and US archaeologists has discovered convincing evidence of neanderthal cann ibalism in a cave in France's Ardeche region.
The Irish Times
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And that from a neanderthal, who thought that hate, like greed or envy, was the emotion of a species doomed to failure.
The woman who died a lot
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He said: "Anybody defending the first past the post system is a neanderthal … most MPs are not elected by local majorities."
The Guardian
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Neither a Methodist nor a Neanderthal, to the best of my knowledge.
Water, stone, heart
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It is next to impossible that the Neanderthal evolved directly into us.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica