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Definition of: Cro-Magnon
(krō·mag′non, Fr. krō·má·nyô′)
A member of a prehistoric race of tall, erect men: so called from the name of a cave in the Dordogne department, France, where their remains have been found. The Cro–Magnons are associated with Aurignacian culture, and are considered to belong to the same species (Homo sapiens) as modern man.
—adjective Pertaining or relating to the Cro–Magnon race.
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