Heidelberg man
noun
the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
Origin of Heidelberg man
First recorded in 1925–30
British Dictionary definitions for heidelberg man
Heidelberg man
noun
a type of primitive man, Homo heidelbergensis, occurring in Europe in the middle Palaeolithic age, known only from a single fossil lower jaw
Word Origin for Heidelberg man
C20: referring to the site where remains were found, at Mauer, near
Heidelberg, Germany (1907)