I. nəˈtüfēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Wadi en- Natuf, valley in Palestine + English -ian
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a food-gathering, cave-dwelling Mesolithic culture of Palestine characterized by microliths, composite tools of microliths, small bare zoomorphic carvings in bone or stone, and the use of sickles suggesting some agriculture
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a Mesolithic cave dweller of Mount Carmel and other localities in Palestine