Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neanderthal man

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: ne-an-derthal -man
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Synonyms

Neandertal man Neandertal Neanderthal Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

Questions

What does neanderthal man mean?: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

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