also: しなんとろぷすぺきねんしす
noun
Peking man; Sinanthropus pekinensis
Scientific name for Homo erectus pekinensis, an extinct hominin subspecies known from fossils found near Beijing. Used in paleoanthropology and historical contexts.
シナントロプス・ペキネンシスは北京原人の学名である。
Sinanthropus pekinensis is the scientific name for Peking Man.
Variant without interpunct; less common but still encountered.
Common Japanese name for Peking Man; シナントロプス・ペキネンシス is the formal scientific term.
From the scientific Latin name Sinanthropus pekinensis, coined in the early 20th century.