Choukoutien

adjective

Chou·​kou·​tien

¦jōˌkō‧¦tyen

variants or Choukoutienian

-nēən

: of or relating to a middle Pleistocene culture of China characterized by rude chopper tools produced from cores or large flakes

Word History

Etymology

from Choukoutien, town near Peking, China, its type station

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