homo erectus is a noun meaning "extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain". It carries one recorded sense.
extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
“Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for homo erectus come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.