Definition of
homo_erectus has definitions from the fields of zoology,anthropology,sociology
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[ noun ] (anthropology,sociology) a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man

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primitive Peking_man Java_man homo

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[ noun ] (zoology) extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain

Examples

Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"

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homo Peking_man Java_man genus_Homo

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