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Homo erectus (s) (noun), (no plural available)
Literally, "upright man"; an extinct ancestor of the modern human being (Homo sapiens) living approximately 1.5 million years ago and known by fossils to have had an upright stature, a smallish brain, and a low forehead.
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Homo erectus (s) (noun) (no pl)
A fossil human form that lived from approximately two million years ago to 200,000 years ago: The Homo erectus is thought to be an ancestor of the Homo sapiens.

The Homo erectus existed over a large part of the Old World.

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