Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun homo_erectus

1 sense of homo erectus

Sense 1
Homo erectus -- (extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus")
       => homo, man, human being, human -- (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)