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View synonyms for protohuman

protohuman

[ proh-toh-hyoo-muhnor, often, -yoo- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominin populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.

noun

  1. a protohuman animal.

protohuman

/ ˌprəʊtəʊˈhjuːmən /

noun

  1. any of various prehistoric primates that resembled modern man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to any of these primates
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

protohuman

/ prō′tō-hyo̅o̅′mən /

  1. Any of various extinct hominids or other extinct primates that were primitive predecessors or ancestors of humans.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protohuman1

First recorded in 1905–10; proto- + human

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protohistoryProto-Indo-European

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