"Dragon Man" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From being a hominid discovered in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang (“黑龍江”). From Chinese 黑龍江/黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng, literally “Black Dragon River”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Heilongjiang||黑龍江}} Heilongjiang (“黑龍江”), {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|黑龍江|lit=Black Dragon River}} 黑龍江/黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng, literally “Black Dragon River”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Dragon Man
  1. The archaic human species Homo longi. Wikipedia link: Dragon Man (archaic human) Categories (lifeform): Hominids Coordinate_terms: Peking Man
    Sense id: en-Dragon_Man-en-name-kDq7J7Fp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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