Rhodesian man

noun

A long-extinct hominid who lived in Africa.

Similar
Homo rhodesiensis

Meanings

Rhodesian man1

nounRhodesian man (plural Rhodesian men)

plural Rhodesian men · alternative Rhodesian Man

  1. A long-extinct hominid who lived in Africa.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Rhodesian, man.

    If Rhodesian men cannot get British wives, they are likely to marry Boer ones

    1911, Margaret Louisa Woods, Pastels Under the Southern Cross, Smith, Elder, →OCLC, page 252

    Synonyms: Homo rhodesiensis

Rhodesian Man2

nounRhodesian Man (plural Rhodesian Men)

plural Rhodesian Men

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Rhodesian man.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Rhodesian, man.

Similar
Homo rhodesiensis

More synonyms by meaning

nouna primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa

Similar
Homo rhodesiensis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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