English Explanatory Dictionary

Denisovan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to an extinct grouping of the genus Homo that lived in the Altay Mountains some 41,000 years ago. Of the species Homo longi (“Dragon Man”).
noun
  1. A member of an extinct grouping of the genus Homo that lived in the Altay Mountains some 41,000 years ago. A member of the species Homo longi (“Dragon Man”).

Pronunciation

dənĭʹsəvən /dɨˈnɪsəvən/ dənēʹsəvən /dɨˈniːsəvən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Denisovan.wav

Word forms

Denisovan Denisovans

Etymology

From Denisova Cave, where Denisovan remains were discovered, + -an.

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