ˈsō(ˌ)lō- noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: from Solo river, Java
: a late Pleistocene Neanderthaloid man known from incomplete skulls and other skeletal remains found near Trinil in Java, usually considered a distinct species ( Homo soloensis ), and being intermediate in many respects between Java and Peking man on the one hand and typical Neanderthal man on the other