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Java man
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Java Man Javaman
English
thumb|Reconstructed head of Java man from the original skull cap fossil
Etymology 1
From the fossils, which were found on the Indonesian island of Java.
Alternative forms
en Java Man
Noun
~ Java men
en Hominids en taxonomy A purported species of primate, a supposed ancient ancestor of human beings, named Pithecanthropus erectus species, now considered Homo erectus species.
Etymology 2
From en Java man.
Noun
Java men
en archaic en Javaman; a denizen of en Java.