Neanderthal

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

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