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古人類

简古人类 · 繁古人類

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ rén lèi

ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis

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古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
類: Look up this written character
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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3–2–4 · gu3 ren2 lei4

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noun

ancient humans; hominin

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