homo sapiens neanderthalensis

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   extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

   SynonymsNeandertal manNeanderthal manNeandertalNeanderthal

   Broaderhomo

   Part ofgenus Homo

Questions about homo sapiens neanderthalensis

What does homo sapiens neanderthalensis mean?

homo sapiens neanderthalensis means "extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia".

What is another word for homo sapiens neanderthalensis?

Close synonyms include Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is homo sapiens neanderthalensis a common word?

homo sapiens neanderthalensis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.