Piltdown Man Definition

pĭltdoun
noun
A supposed species of prehistoric human presumed on the basis of skull fragments found in Piltdown (Sussex, England) about 1911 and exposed as a hoax in 1953
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Piltdown hoax

Origin of Piltdown Man

  • After Piltdown Common in southeast England

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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