Noun homo erectus has 2 senses
- homo erectus - a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man
--1 is a kind of primitive, primitive person
--1 is a member of homo, man, human being, human
--1 has particulars: Java man, Trinil man; Peking man
- Homo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"
--2 is a kind of homo, man, human being, human
--2 is a member of genus Homo
--2 has particulars: Java man, Trinil man; Peking man
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