Meaning

1 senses

  1. A human being (Homo sapiens).

More definitions
  • the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom and Mary are homo sapiens.

    ruТом и Мэри - гомо сапиенс. — marafon

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  2. It's homo sapiens, not hetero sapiens.

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  3. Tom and Mary are Homo Sapiens.

    deTom und Maria sind Homines sapientes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Didn't you get the Homo Sapiens update?

    deHast du das Homo-Sapiens-Update nicht gekriegt? — Vortarulo

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  5. It is known that Homo neanderthalensis had a bigger brain than Homo sapiens.

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Origin

Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (

Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

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Forms

plural: homo sapiens / homines sapientes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hominidhomohomogeneityhomogeneoushomogenizationhomonym

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