Homo erectus
noun
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Sense 1 noun
extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus
Types & categories
- human being hypernym
- Java man hyponym
- Peking man hyponym
Parts & wholes
- genus Homo member holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | genus Homo |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | human being |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Java man |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Peking man |