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Rhodesian man definition

Rhodesian man

an early African human (Homo sapiens rhodesiensis) of the Upper Pleistocene, distinguished by long, sturdy limb bones, massive brow ridges, and a large face

Etymology: after Northern Rhodesia, where the first skeletal remains were found in 1921

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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