"Peking Man" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Peking man [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Peking Man}} Peking Man
  1. A long-extinct hominid who lived in prehistoric China. Wikipedia link: Peking Man Synonyms: Homo erectus pekinensis, Sinanthropus pekinensis Hypernyms: Homo erectus, Sinanthropus Coordinate_terms: Dragon Man Translations (Homo erectus pekinensis): 北京人 (Běijīngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 北京猿人 (Běijīng yuánrén) (Chinese Mandarin), pekinginihminen (Finnish), Peking-Mensch [masculine] (German), uomo di Pechino [masculine] (Italian), 北京原人 (Pekin genjin) (Japanese), człowiek pekiński [masculine] (Polish), сина́нтроп (sinántrop) [masculine] (Russian)

Alternative forms

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