Java man

English
Reconstructed head of Java man from the original skull cap fossil

Etymology

From the fossils, which were found on the Indonesian island of Java.

Noun

Java man (plural Java men)

  1. A purported species of primate, a supposed ancient ancestor of human beings, named Pithecanthropus erectus, now considered Homo erectus.
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