|pālēōˌan|thräpik, |palē-, -pēk adjective
also pale·anthropic |pālē, |palē+ ; or paleo·anthropic |pālēō, |palēō+
Etymology: pale- + Greek anthrōpos human being + English -ic — more at anthrop-
1. : of or relating to hominids more primitive than those included in the species ( Homo sapiens ) that includes recent man — compare neoanthropic
2.
[New Latin Palaeoanthropus + English -ic ]
: of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Palaeoanthropus