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Peking man

noun

Definition of PEKING MAN

:  an extinct Pleistocene hominid known from skeletal and cultural remains in cave deposits at Zhoukoudianzhen, China and classified with the direct ancestor (Homo erectus) of modern humans
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First Known Use of PEKING MAN

1926

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