Homo sa·pi·ens (s  p - nz, - nz )n. The modern species of humans, the only extant species of the primate family Hominidae. [New Latin Hom  sapins, species name : Latin hom, man + Latin sapins, wise, rational, present participle of sapere, to be wise.] |
Homo sapiens [home-oh sap-ee-enz]
Noun
the name for modern man as a species [Latin homo man + sapiens wise]
| Homo sapiens (sp-nz) The modern species of humans. Archaic forms of Homo sapiens probably evolved around 300,000 years ago or earlier in Africa, and anatomically modern fossils are known from about 100,000 years ago. All humans now living belong to the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens. The closest living relative of Homo sapiens is the chimpanzee. See more at archaic Homo sapiensCro-MagnonNeanderthal |
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| Noun | 1. |  Homo sapiens - 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 ccgenus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage Cro-magnon - extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe Boskop man - possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species Homo sapiens sapiens, modern man - subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races |
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