PREHUMAN


Meaning of PREHUMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˈ)prē-ˈhyü-mən, -ˈyü- ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.