antehuman

English

Etymology

ante- +‎ human

Adjective

antehuman (not comparable)

1. Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens.

   Synonym: prehuman

   • Quoted in 1892, Charles Bartlett Warring, Genesis 1 and Modern Science (page 11)

     I am sure that all will join in the wish that Professor Huxley would give an outline of what is known of the antehuman history of the globe.