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Physical anthropology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The branch of anthropology that studies physical aspects of human beings and closely related species. uncountable

    "In the meantime I must briefly refer to the doubt that has often been raised about the utility of minute measurements, deep studies of physical anthropology, statistical tables, and elaborate maps,"

  2. 2
    the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings wordnet

Etymology

Compound of physical + anthropology. Attested from the 19th century.

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