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Neanderthal
niˈandətɑːl
Neanderthal definitions
noun
neanderthal
neanderthals
- a member of an extinct species of human that was widely distributed in ice-age Europe between c.120,000 and 35,000 years ago, with a receding forehead and prominent brow ridges. The Neanderthals were associated with the Mousterian flint industry of the Middle Palaeolithic
- an uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth person (typically used of a man)
"the stereotype of the mechanic as a macho Neanderthal"
adjective
neanderthal
- relating to Neanderthals
"a Neanderthal axe"
- uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth (typically used of a man)
"they were pushed back by Neanderthal security guards"