What does peking man mean?

peking man means "fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II".

Is peking man a common word?

peking 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.

Peking man — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II
BroaderHomo erectus

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What does peking man mean?: peking man means "fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II".
Is peking man a common word?: peking 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for peking man come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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