NEANDERTHAL

noun Etymology: ~, valley in western Germany Date: 1863 a hominid ( Homo neanderthalensis syn H. sapiens neanderthalensis ) known from skeletal remains in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago, one who suggests a caveman in appearance, mentality, or behavior, ~ or Neandertal adjective ~oid adjective or noun