Solo man

noun

So·​lo man

ˈsō(ˌ)lō-

: a late Pleistocene Neanderthaloid man known from incomplete skulls and other skeletal remains found near Trinil in Java, usually considered a distinct species (Homo soloensis), and being intermediate in many respects between Java and Peking man on the one hand and typical Neanderthal man on the other

Word History

Etymology

from Solo river, Java

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