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Nebraska Man

Nebraska Man proper noun: hesperopithecus haroldcookii, a putative species of ape, heralded as the first higher primate of North America, but later found to have been classified incorrectly.

Proper noun

Nebraska Man

  1. (historical) Hesperopithecus haroldcookii, a putative species of ape, heralded as the first higher primate of North America, but later found to have been classified incorrectly.

Questions about Nebraska Man

What does Nebraska Man mean?
Nebraska Man means hesperopithecus haroldcookii, a putative species of ape, heralded as the first higher primate of North America, but later found to have been classified incorrectly.
What part of speech is Nebraska Man?
Nebraska Man is a proper noun.

Words near Nebraska Man in the dictionary

  1. nebracetam
  2. nebramycin
  3. Nebraska
  4. Nebraska City
  5. Nebraska Ice
  6. Nebraska Man
  7. Nebraskan
  8. nebraskanic
  9. nebraskanic acid
  10. Nebraskans
  11. nebraskensis

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