protohuman

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊtəʊˈhjuːmən/
Anthropology

noun

  • a hypothetical prehistoric primate, resembling humans and thought to be their ancestor, whose profile has been compiled mainly from fossil evidence.

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a protohuman: protohuman hominids this primitive hunter-gatherer society was certainly protohuman