First Known Use: 1920
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Heidelberg man
noun Hei·del·berg man \ˌhī-dəl-ˌbərg-, -ˌberg-\
Definition of HEIDELBERG MAN
: an early Pleistocene hominid known from a massive fossilized jaw with distinctly human dentition and classified with the direct ancestor (Homo erectus) of modern humans
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Origin of HEIDELBERG MAN
Heidelberg, Germany
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