Dragon Man
See also: dragon man, Dragon man, dragonman, and Dragonman
English
Etymology
This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.From being a hominid discovered in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang (“黑龍江”). From Chinese 黑龍江／黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng, literally “Black Dragon River”).
Proper noun
Dragon Man
- (taxonomy) The archaic human species Homo longi.
- 2021 June 25, Ann Gibson, “Stunning ‘Dragon Man’ skull may be an elusive Denisovan—or a new species of human”, in Science:
- Today, the skull is finally coming out of hiding, and it has a new name: Dragon Man, the newest member of the human family, who lived more than 146,000 years ago.
Coordinate terms
- Peking Man