neandertal man

1. 1.

   extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

   SynonymsNeanderthal manNeandertalNeanderthalHomo sapiens neanderthalensis

   Broaderhomo

   Part ofgenus Homo

Questions about neandertal man

What does neandertal man mean?

neandertal man means "extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia".

What is another word for neandertal man?

Close synonyms include Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis. 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 neandertal man a common word?

neandertal man 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.