cro-magnon man
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- [kroh-mag-nuh n, -non, -man-yuh n man]
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kroh-mag-nuh n, -non, -man-yuh n man]
Definition of cro-magnon man words
- noun cro-magnon man an early type of modern man, Homo sapiens, who lived in Europe during late Palaeolithic times, having tall stature, long head, and a relatively large cranial capacity 3
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cro-magnon man popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for cro-magnon man
noun cro-magnon man
- cave dweller — a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave
- human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- cro-magnon — belonging to a prehistoric, Caucasoid type of human who lived on the European continent, distinguished by tallness and erect stature, and by the use of stone and bone implements, principally of Aurignacian culture
- paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
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