Piltdown Man
Piltdown Man proper noun: a supposed early human theorized from bone fragments said to have been found in a gravel pit in Piltdown, England, in 1912, but later identified as a forgery.
Proper noun
Piltdown Man
- A supposed early human theorized from bone fragments said to have been found in a gravel pit in Piltdown, England, in 1912, but later identified as a forgery.
- The Piltdown man of Sussex, England. Antiquity variously estimated at 100,000 to 300,000 years. The ape-like structure of the jaw does not prevent the expression of a considerable degree of intelligence in the face.1914, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment, Life and Art
- Synonyms:
- Eoanthropus dawsoni
Synonyms of Piltdown Man
- Eoanthropus dawsoni
Words formed from Piltdown Man
- Piltdown men
Questions about Piltdown Man
- What does Piltdown Man mean?
- Piltdown Man means a supposed early human theorized from bone fragments said to have been found in a gravel pit in Piltdown, England, in 1912, but later identified as a forgery.
- What part of speech is Piltdown Man?
- Piltdown Man is a proper noun.
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