Cro-Magnon man
noun/ˌkrəʊ ˈmænjɒ̃ mæn/, /ˌkrəʊ ˈmæɡnən mæn/
/ˌkrəʊ ˈmænjən mæn/
[uncountable]- the earliest form of modern human in Europe. Cro-Magnon man first appeared about 35 000 years ago.Word OriginCro-Magnon, the name of a hill in the Dordogne, France, where remains were found in 1868.
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