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prehuman

Pronunciation: /priːˈhjuːmən/
Definition of prehuman

adjective

  • relating to or denoting the time before the appearance of human beings, especially the evolutionary stage immediately preceding the development of modern humans: our prehuman ancestors

noun

  • a precursor of the human species.
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