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Definition of Homo erectus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Homo erectus

noun

NAmE//ˌhoʊmoʊ ɪˈrɛktəs//

[uncountable] (from Latin) (technology)

an early form of human that was able to walk on two legs

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