Neandertal vs. Neanderthal

Neandertalnoun

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Neandertaladjective

relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man;

Neandertaladjective

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance;

Neanderthal

uncouth in manners or appearance.

Neanderthal

Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man.

Neanderthal

Similar to or reminiscent of a neanderthal human; troglodytic; primitive and uncultured.

Neanderthal

A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans.

Neanderthal

One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man.

Neanderthal

A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; - used disparagingly.

Neanderthalnoun

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Neanderthaladjective

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance;

Neanderthaladjective

relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man;

Neanderthal

Neanderthals (, also Neandertals, Homo neanderthalensis or Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. They most likely went extinct due to assimilation into the modern human genome (bred into extinction), great climatic change, disease, or a combination of these factors.