Java man
noun
the fossil remains of Homo erectus found in Java.
Origin of Java man
First recorded in 1930–35
British Dictionary definitions for java man
Java man
noun
a type of primitive man, Homo erectus (formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus), that lived in the middle Palaeolithic Age in Java
Also called: Trinil man
Scientific definitions for java man
Java man
[ jä′və ]
See pithecanthropus.