neanderthal
noun
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A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.
A primitive person.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.
Example: The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.
Old-fashioned, opposed to change (in allusion to Homo neanderthalensis).
Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.