neanderthal

1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of Neanderthal.

plural neanderthals

1. Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal.

alternative neanderthal · alternative Neandertal

1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.

   The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.

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   […]In short, many assessments conclude that East Asians have more Neanderthal ancestry than Europeans, who have more Neanderthal ancestry than people in the Middle East.

   2019, Razib Khan, Arabia between Africa and Eurasia

   New technologies have also revolutionized the study of Neanderthals and other ancient humans. Over the past few decades novel techniques to analyze stone, bone and DNA have made it possible to reconstruct what occurred around a Neanderthal campfire 100,000 years ago. A handful of tiny fragments are sometimes enough to determine what some Neanderthal ate for breakfast, what ailments afflicted her, what was the color of her skin and whether her parents were first cousins.

   2020 November 7, Yuval Noah Harari, “At Home With Our Ancient Cousins, the Neanderthals”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2021

2. broadlyderogatorynot comparableOld-fashioned, opposed to change.
3. broadlyderogatorynot comparablePrimitive, savage or uncivilized.
4. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.

plural Neanderthals · alternative neanderthal · alternative Neandertal

1. A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.

   These injuries may reflect the rigors of hunting with the Neanderthals' limited repertoire of weapons; the Neanderthals never seem to have developed projectiles, so they would have to have gotten more or less on top of their prey in order to kill them.

   2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, pages 250–251

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   New technologies have also revolutionized the study of Neanderthals and other ancient humans. Over the past few decades novel techniques to analyze stone, bone and DNA have made it possible to reconstruct what occurred around a Neanderthal campfire 100,000 years ago. A handful of tiny fragments are sometimes enough to determine what some Neanderthal ate for breakfast, what ailments afflicted her, what was the color of her skin and whether her parents were first cousins.

   2020 November 7, Yuval Noah Harari, “At Home With Our Ancient Cousins, the Neanderthals”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2021

   Synonyms: Neandertaler, Neanderthalian

2. derogatoryA primitive, savage or uncivilized person.
3. derogatoryethnicslurA white person.