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Neanderthal

/niˈæn.dɚˌθɑl/ adjective C2
  1. Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis. · The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.
  2. Old-fashioned, opposed to change.
  3. Primitive, savage or uncivilized.
  4. Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.
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Above was a line of plaster skulls with such names as "Neanderthal," "Heidelberg," "Cromagnon" printed beneath them.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 80 · B2

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