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Homo sapiens sapiens

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Noun1.Homo sapiens sapiensHomo sapiens sapiens - subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
modern man
genus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae
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 cc


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It is forgivably broad to use the appellation 'man' when referring only to the species homo sapiens sapiens because all the species of the genus homo except homo sapiens sapiens are presently extinct; but in a proper discussion of the different qualities of the four species mentioned, it makes no sense to use the word 'man' indiscriminately when one means one species of the genus homo and not any of the others.
Note to file--on "non-Trinitarian" conflict by Curtis, Vincent J. / The Canadian Army Journal
But whereas the earlier work, Homo sapiens sapiens, 2005, envisioned an all-female prelapsarian paradise, its sequel, Eine Freiheitstatue fur London (A Liberty Statue for London), 2005, presents an ethereal-looking red-headed woman's journey out of Eden through a long graffiti-ridden corridor or tunnel--a sort of artificial birth canal--into a present-day European city.
Pipilotti Rist: Hauser & Wirth by Schwabsky, Barry / Artforum International
In ``Neanderthal,'' the conceit is pretty clever: There is evidence that Homo sapiens sapiens and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis coexisted in Europe during the last ice age, about 25,000 years ago.
TWO NOVEL APPROACHES TO MAN'S ORIGINS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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