Adjective: prehuman pree'hyoo-mun
- Existing or occurring before the emergence of anatomically modern humans, typically referring to the period before 300,000 years ago
"Prehuman fossils provide insights into our evolutionary history"
- An ancestor or precursor of modern humans in the evolutionary lineage, such as early hominids or australopithecines
"Australopithecus is considered a prehuman species"
Derived forms: prehumans