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From Denisova Cave, where Denisovan remains were discovered, + -an.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Of or pertaining to an extinct grouping of the genus Homo that lived in the Altay Mountains some 41,000 years ago. Of the species Homo longi (“Dragon Man”). Full definition →
From Denisova Cave, where Denisovan remains were discovered, + -an.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.