Etymology

Callao Man

Today it means: Homo luzonensis, an extinct species of humans from the genus Homo found on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Full definition →

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The story

From Callao + man (“human”). From having its remains found in the Callao Cave on Luzon Island in the Philippine Archipelago.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.