Denisovan

== English == === Etymology === From Denisova Cave, where Denisovan remains were discovered, +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === enPR: dənĭʹsəvən, IPA(key): /dɨˈnɪsəvən/ enPR: dənēʹsəvən, IPA(key): /dɨˈniːsəvən/ === Adjective === Denisovan (not comparable) Of or pertaining to an extinct grouping of the genus Homo that lived in the Altay Mountains some 41,000 years ago. Of the species Homo longi (“Dragon Man”). 2010 December 23, Ian Sample, "Finger Bone Points to New Human Line", The Guardian, international section, page 18: A molar tooth, measuring around 1.5cm on each side and found at the site in 2000, also belongs to a Denisovan individual. ==== Hypernyms ==== human ==== Coordinate terms ==== habiline, Neanderthal === Noun === Denisovan (plural Denisovans) A member of an extinct grouping of the genus Homo that lived in the Altay Mountains some 41,000 years ago. A member of the species Homo longi (“Dragon Man”). 2012 August 31, John Lauerman, "Ancient Genome, Modern Brains", The Gazette (Montreal), page A2: The researchers were even able to split and analyze the two strands of the Denisovan's DNA, and thus differentiate the contributions of each parent. ==== Hypernyms ==== caveman, hominin, human, human being ==== Coordinate terms ==== habiline, Neanderthal ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Devonians, nonvisaed