Defenition of the word homo erectus
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Defenition of the word homo erectus
- extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; formerly Pithecanthropus erectus
- a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man
- extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"
- extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
Synonyms for the word homo erectus
Meronymys for the word homo erectus
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- genus Homo
- homo
- human
- human being
- man
Hyponyms for the word homo erectus
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- Java man
- Peking man
- Trinil man
Hypernyms for the word homo erectus
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- homo
- human
- human being
- man
- primitive
- primitive person
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