homo

ho·mo ¹  (hm)

n.

A member of the genus Homo, which includes the extinct and extant species of humans.

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[Latin hom, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

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homo ¹

Noun

informal, derogatory short for homosexual

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homo ²

Noun

Canad informal homogenized milk

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	homo - someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex gay, homophile, homosexual individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" gay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man gay woman, lesbian, tribade - a female homosexual
	2.	homo - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage human, human being, man lumbus, loin - either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds hominid - a primate of the family Hominidae genus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae human beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, humanity, world, man - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" Homo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus" Homo soloensis - extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus Homo habilis - extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics 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 Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man - extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" body hair - short hair growing over a person's body head of hair, mane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being human head - the head of a human being side - either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side" foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" nutrition - the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans) Homo rhodesiensis, Rhodesian man - a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch - a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes hyperdactyly, polydactyly - birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes syndactylism, syndactyly - birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes