Cro-Magnon

noun
Cro-Ma·​gnon | \ krō-ˈmag-nən How to pronounce Cro-Magnon (audio) , -ˈman-yən\

Definition of Cro-Magnon

: a hominid of a tall erect race of the Upper Paleolithic known from skeletal remains found chiefly in southern France and classified as the same species (Homo sapiens) as present-day humans

First Known Use of Cro-Magnon

1869, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Cro-Magnon

Cro-Magnon, a cave near Les Eyzies, France

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