Neanderthal

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NOUN

Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

ADJ

boorish, loutish, neandertal, oafish, swinish

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Neanderthalian, Neandertal

relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

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