|nē(ˌ)ōˌanthrəˈpī(ˌ)nē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ne- + anthrop- + -inae
: an anthropological subdivision of Hominidae coextensive with a species ( Homo sapiens ) but regarded as comparable to a subfamily — compare archanthropinae , paleoanthropinae
• neo·an·thro·pine |nē(ˌ)ō|anthrəˌpīn adjective or noun