Translingual

Proper noun

Sinanthropus m

1. (anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a group of extinct bipedal hominids.

Usage notes

This genus is now disused, its member species have been merged into the species Homo erectus as component subspecies.

Derived terms

• Sinanthropus pekinensis (Peking man)
• Sinanthropus lantianensis (Lantian man)

Related terms

• -anthropus
• Paranthropus
• Telanthropus
• Zinjanthropus