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Callao Man

Callao Man proper noun: homo luzonensis, an extinct species of humans from the genus Homo found on Luzon Island in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Callao Man

  1. Homo luzonensis, an extinct species of humans from the genus Homo found on Luzon Island in the Philippines.

Origin of Callao Man

From Callao + man (“human”). From having its remains found in the Callao Cave on Luzon Island in the Philippine Archipelago.

Questions about Callao Man

What does Callao Man mean?
Callao Man means homo luzonensis, an extinct species of humans from the genus Homo found on Luzon Island in the Philippines.
What part of speech is Callao Man?
Callao Man is a proper noun.

Words near Callao Man in the dictionary

  1. callant
  2. callanthiid
  3. callanthiids
  4. callants
  5. Callao
  6. Callao Man
  7. Callard
  8. Callari
  9. callaria
  10. Callaris
  11. callas

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