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1. Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis(adj)

   extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

2. boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish(adj)

   ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

   "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

3. Neanderthal, Neanderthalian, Neandertal(adj)

   relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

   "Neanderthal skull"

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1. Neanderthal(prop. n.)

   (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans.

2. Neanderthal(prop. n.)

   One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man.

3. Neanderthal(prop. n.)

   Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.

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1. neanderthal(Noun)

   A primitive person or a person with old-fashioned ideas or who opposes change.

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

2. neanderthal(Noun)

   (usually Neanderthal) A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

3. neanderthal(Adjective)

   Primitive, old-fashioned, opposed to change (in allusion to the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis).

   The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

4. Neanderthal(Noun)

   A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

5. Neanderthal(Noun)

   A primitive person.

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

6. Neanderthal(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to Homines neanderthalenses.

   The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

7. Neanderthal(Adjective)

   Old-fashioned, opposed to change (in allusion to Homo neanderthalensis).

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

8. Neanderthal(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.

   Etymology: From the name of the German valley where Neanderthal 1 was discovered in 1856. The (from w:Düssel, a small tributary of the River Rhine + tal) itself was renamed (from and/or ) in the early 19 century to , and again in 1850 to w:Neanderthal, Germany; both names were in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). The surname Neander is a Romanisation of the Greek translation of the original surname Neumann, for which reason Homo neanderthalensis is sometimes called New man in English.

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1. Neanderthal

   The Neanderthals or Neandertals are an extinct species or subspecies of the genus Homo which is closely related to modern humans. They are known from fossils, dating from the Pleistocene period, which have been found in Europe and parts of western and central Asia. The species is named after Neandertal, the location in Germany where it was first discovered. Neanderthals are classified either as a subspecies of Homo sapiens or as a separate species of the same genus. The first humans with proto-Neanderthal traits are believed to have existed in Europe as early as 600,000–350,000 years ago. When the Neanderthals went extinct is disputed. Fossils found in the Vindija Cave in Croatia have been dated to between 33,000 and 32,000 years old, and Neanderthal artefacts from Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar are believed to be less than 30,000 years ago, but a recent study has re-dated fossils at two Spanish sites as 45,000 years old, 10,000 years older than previously thought, and may cast doubt on recent dates at other sites. Cro-Magnon skeletal remains showing certain "Neanderthal traits" have been found in Lagar Velho and dated to 24,500 years ago, suggesting that there may have been an extensive admixture of the Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal populations in that region.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Neanderthal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Neanderthal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Neanderthal in a Sentence

1. Sriram Sankararaman:

   You’re going along the genome and there is the X chromosome or there are genes expressed in testes. Basically, these parts of the genome have less Neanderthal or Denisovan.

2. Tony Capra:

   We can't blame Neanderthals for Covid. That's a damaging response, and that's why I want to emphasize so much the social and environmental factors are the real things that people should be worrying about, that said, as a geneticist, I think it is important to know the evolutionary history of the genetic variants we find that do have effects on traits. The effects of Neanderthal DNA traits are detectable, but they're modest.

3. Sriram Sankararaman:

   We are beginning to learn more about the impact of DNA from archaic hominins on human biology, we now know that both Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA was deleterious in general but there were some genes where this DNA had an adaptive impact. For example, altitude adaptation in Tibetans was likely facilitated by a Denisovan introgressed gene.

4. Sriram Sankararaman:

   We see a lot less compared to the rest of the genome, you’re going along the genome and there is the X chromosome or there are genes expressed in testes. Basically, these parts of the genome have less Neanderthal or Denisovan.

5. Tony Capra:

   We've found associations with sensitive neuropsychiatric diseases and addiction( and Neanderthal gene variants), which are primed for people to emotionally connect with when they're looking for an explanation for why they or their loved one is struggling.

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• neandrtálecCzech
• NeandertalerGerman
• neandertalulo, neandertala homoEsperanto
• neandertalSpanish
• وابسته به انسان غارنشینPersian
• néandertalien, homme de NéandertalFrench
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