neanthropic

adjective

ne·​anthropic

¦nē+

variants or less commonly neoanthropic

¦nēō+

: of, resembling, or belonging to humans of the surviving species (Homo sapiens) as distinguished from primitive hominids (such as a Neanderthal) that are known only through fossil remains

neanthropic man

neanthropic characteristics

compare palaeoanthropic

Word History

Etymology

ne- + anthrop- + -ic

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