protohuman
/ˌproʊtoʊˈhjuːmən/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of early human ancestors.
- She wrote a book about protohuman social behavior and group living.
- Protohuman skulls have a smaller brain case than modern humans.
- The cave contained protohuman tools made from sharpened stones.
noun
- An early ancestor of modern humans, before the development of Homo sapiens.
- The museum exhibit showed a life-sized model of a protohuman family.
- The fossil remains of a protohuman were discovered in the African rift valley.
- Scientists study protohumans to understand how our ancestors walked and used tools.