"Piltdown Man" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Piltdown Man}} Piltdown Man
  1. (taxonomy) A supposed early human theorized from bone fragments said to have been found in a gravel pit in Piltdown, England, in 1912, but later identified as a forgery. Wikipedia link: en:Piltdown Man Categories (topical): Taxonomy Categories (lifeform): Hominids Synonyms: Eoanthropus dawsoni Derived forms: Piltdown man, Piltdown men Translations (forged bone fragments of an early human): Piltdown-Mensch [masculine] (German), Homem de Piltdown [masculine] (Portuguese)

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