Neanderthal vs hominid

Neanderthal

adj
  • Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis. 

  • Old-fashioned, opposed to change. 

  • Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany. 

noun
  • A primitive, savage or uncivilized person. 

  • A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis. 

hominid

adj
  • Of the Hominidae. 

noun
  • Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans. 

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