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Peking Man

Peking Man proper noun: a long-extinct hominid who lived in prehistoric China.

Proper noun (1)

Peking Man

  1. A long-extinct hominid who lived in prehistoric China.
    Synonyms:
    Homo erectus pekinensis, Sinanthropus pekinensis

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Peking man

Peking man

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Peking Man.

Synonyms of Peking Man

  • Homo erectus pekinensis
  • Sinanthropus pekinensis

Forms of Peking Man

alternative formPeking man

Questions about Peking Man

What does Peking Man mean?
Peking Man means a long-extinct hominid who lived in prehistoric China.
What part of speech is Peking Man?
Peking Man is a proper noun.

Words near Peking Man in the dictionary

  1. Pekin robins
  2. Pekinese
  3. Pekineses
  4. Peking
  5. Peking duck
  6. Peking Man
  7. Peking opera
  8. Peking operas
  9. Peking ravioli
  10. Peking robin
  11. Peking robins

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