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Cro-Magnon definition

Cro-Magnon (krō mag′nən, -man′yən)

adjective

belonging to a prehistoric, Caucasoid type of human who lived on the European continent, distinguished by tallness and erect stature, and by the use of stone and bone implements, principally of Aurignacian culture

Etymology: after the Cro-Magnon cave, Dordogne department, SW France, where remains were discovered

noun

a member of this group

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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