PROTOHUMANS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word protohumans. (close relations)
Definition of PROTOHUMANS
Best Alternative Words for PROTOHUMANS
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primates | nounn | |||||||
noun • an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings | ||||||||
ancestors | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
forebears | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||||
forefathers | nounn | |||||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||||
hominids | nounn | |||||||
noun • a primate of the family Hominidae adjective satellite • characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures | ||||||||
precursors | nounn | |||||||
noun • a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||||
predecessors | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||||
progenitors | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line |