Definition of Neandirthal
Ne*an"der*thal` (?), a.
(Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the
Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts
of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by
extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal
sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is
estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between
that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man. Hence, designating
Ne*an"der*thal` (?), a.
(Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the
Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts
of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by
extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal
sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is
estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between
that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man. Hence, designating
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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