Java man
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Java_Man.jpg/220px-Java_Man.jpg)
Etymology 1
[edit]From the fossils, which were found on the Indonesian island of Java.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Java man (countable and uncountable, plural Java men)
- (taxonomy) A purported species of primate, a supposed ancient ancestor of human beings, named Pithecanthropus erectus, now considered Homo erectus.