PREHUMAN


Meaning of PREHUMAN in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ' )pr ē - ' hyü-m ə n, - ' yü-

Function: adjective

Date: 1844

1 : antedating the appearance of human beings

2 : of, relating to, or being an extinct primate and especially an extinct hominid that resembles or is ancestral to humans

– prehuman noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.