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prehumans

prehumans is the plural of prehuman.

Meaning of prehuman

Noun

prehuman (plural prehumans)

  1. One of the human-like creatures that existed before Homo sapiens.
    • They said the find also added to evidence that painted a picture of Homo erectus as the prehumans who took long evolutionary strides — figuratively and, now it seems, also literally.2009 February 27, John Noble Wilford, “Prints Show a Modern Foot in Prehumans”, in New York Times

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Questions about prehumans

What is prehumans the plural of?
Prehumans is the plural of prehuman.

Words near prehumans in the dictionary

  1. prehospital
  2. prehospitalization
  3. prehospitally
  4. prehostility
  5. prehuman
  6. prehumans
  7. prehumiliation
  8. prehumous
  9. prehumously
  10. prehung
  11. prehunting

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