Neandertal

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NOUN

Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

ADJ

Neanderthal, Neanderthalian

relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

boorish, loutish, neanderthal, oafish, swinish

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

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