Rhodesian man


noun

an extinct Pleistocene human whose cranial remains were found at Kabwe, in Zambia: formerly in some classifications Homo rhodesiensis but now considered archaic Homo sapiens.

Origin of Rhodesian man

First recorded in 1920–25

British Dictionary definitions for rhodesian man

Rhodesian man

noun

a type of early man, Homo rhodesiensis (or H. sapiens rhodesiensis), occurring in Africa in late Pleistocene times and resembling Neanderthal man in many features

Scientific definitions for rhodesian man

Rhodesian man
[ rō-dēzhən ]

A fossil hominid specimen found in south-central Africa, previously classed as a distinct species (Homo rhodesiensis) but now generally regarded as an archaic example of Homo sapiens.