Neoanthropinae

plural noun

Neo·​an·​thro·​pi·​nae

¦nē(ˌ)ōˌanthrəˈpī(ˌ)nē

: an anthropological subdivision of Hominidae coextensive with a species (Homo sapiens) but regarded as comparable to a subfamily compare archanthropinae , paleoanthropinae

neoanthropine

¦nē(ˌ)ō¦anthrəˌpīn

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ne- + anthrop- + -inae

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