Solo man

noun

early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in Java

• Hypernyms: ↑Homo soloensis

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\\ˈsō(ˌ)lō-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized S

Etymology: from Solo river, Java

: a late Pleistocene Neanderthaloid man known from incomplete skulls and other skeletal remains found near Trinil in Java, usually considered a distinct species (Homo soloensis), and being intermediate in many respects between Java and Peking man on the one hand and typical Neanderthal man on the other

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an early human being of the upper Pleistocene, known from skull fragments found in Java.

[after the Solo River, central Java, near which the fragments were found]

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Solo man,

a type of prehistoric man, found near the Solo River in Java, and regarded as more advanced than Pithecanthropus.