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Java_man

Java man

English

Reconstructed head of Java man from the original skull cap fossil

Noun

Java man ‎(plural Java men)

  1. A purported species of primate, a supposed ancient ancestor of human beings, named Pithecanthropus erectus, now considered Homo erectus.

Etymology

From the fossils, which were found on the Indonesian island of Java.

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