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English noun: Homo erectus

1. Homo erectus (animal) extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain


SamplesHomo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus.


Broader (hypernym)homo, human, human being, man


Narrower (hyponym)Java man, Peking man, Trinil man


Member meronymgenus Homo









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