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Definition of Homo erectus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Homo erectus

noun

/ˌhəʊməʊ ɪˈrektəs/

/ˌhəʊməʊ ɪˈrektəs/

[uncountable] (from Latin, specialist)

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

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