rhodesian man

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   a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa

   SynonymsHomo rhodesiensis

   Broaderhomo

Questions about rhodesian man

What does rhodesian man mean?

rhodesian man means "a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa".

What is another word for rhodesian man?

Close synonyms include Homo rhodesiensis. 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 rhodesian man a common word?

rhodesian 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.