homo erectus

English Thesaurus

1. extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	homo, human, human being, man,
definition	:	any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	java man, trinil man,
definition	:	fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	peking man,
definition	:	fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus homo,
definition	:	type genus of the family Hominidae (noun.animal)