Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An extinct species or subspecies of diminutive human known from a skull and other fossil remains found on Flores Island, Indonesia, dating from about 95,000 to 13,000 years ago. It has been nicknamed the Hobbit, or Flores man. Some scientists classify the remains as those of Homo erectus, and others suggest that the skull is that of a modern human suffering from microcephaly.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
species within thegenus Homo — extinct recent species ofman , of short stature.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Homō floresiēnsis, species name : Latin homō, man; see Homo + New Latin floresiēnsis, of Flores.]
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New Latin, from Latin homo ("man") + Flores, the Indonesian island on which Homo floresiensis was discovered}}
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Examples
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In his December 29 2004 column about Homo floresiensis, he reveals his doubts that it is a new species of the genus Homo.
Blowhard of the Month: David Warren - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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In his December 29 2004 column about Homo floresiensis, he reveals his doubts that it is a new species of the genus Homo.
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