Neanderthal
- Adjective. Of or pertaining to ''Homines neanderthalenses''.
- Adjective. Old-fashioned, opposed to change (in allusion to ''Homo neanderthalensis'').
- Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.
- Noun. A specimen of the now extinct species ''Homo neanderthalensis''.
- Noun. (pejorative) A primitive person.
- Adjective. Primitive, old-fashioned, opposed to change (in allusion to the now extinct species ''Homo neanderthalensis'').
- Noun. (pejorative) A primitive person or a person with old-fashioned ideas or who opposes change.
- Noun. (usually ''Neanderthal'') A specimen of the now extinct species ''Homo neanderthalensis''.
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