Peking man

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n.
An early member of an extinct species of humans, considered a subspecies of Homo erectus and known from fossil remains of the Pleistocene Epoch found in China. Also called sinanthropus.

[After Peking (Beijing), China.]

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a primitive man found near Beijing; resembles Java man

Meaning #2: fossils found near Peking China; lost during World War II

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