a member of an extinct subspecies of powerful, physically robust humans, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, that inhabited Europe and western and central Asia c100,000-40,000 B.C. See illus. under hominid .
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NEANDERTHAL MAN
Meaning of NEANDERTHAL MAN in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012