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Homo sapiens


Definition of Homo sapiens

noun

  • the primate species to which modern humans belong; humans regarded as a species. See also Homo.
  • a member of the Homo Sapiens species; a human being: a small barefoot Homo sapiens could have made the footprints

Origin:

Latin, literally 'wise man'

Homo sapiens in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Homo sapiens in the US English dictionary