peking man

Pe·king man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee-king, pey- man]
- /ˈpiˈkɪŋ, ˈpeɪ- mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee-king, pey- man]
- /ˈpiˈkɪŋ, ˈpeɪ- mæn/

Definitions of peking man words

noun peking man the skeletal remains of Homo erectus, formerly classified as Sinanthropus pekinensis, found at Zhoukoudian, near Peking, China, in the late 1930s and early 1940s and subsequently lost during World War II. 1
noun peking man remains of prehistoric human 1
noun peking man an early type of man, Homo erectus, remains of which, of the Lower Palaeolithic age, were found in a cave near Peking (now Beijing), China, in 1927 0
noun peking man a type of early human (Homo erectus pekinensis) of the Middle Pleistocene age, known from fossil remains found near Beijing (Peking), China 0

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peking man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.