Definition of Homo sapiens

1. Noun. 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.

Group relationships: Genus Homo
Generic synonyms: Homo, Human, Human Being, Man
Specialized synonyms: Cro-magnon, Boskop Man, Homo Sapiens Sapiens, Modern Man

Definition of Homo sapiens

1. Noun. A specimen of the species ''Homo sapiens''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homo Sapiens

Homeric laughter
Homerism
Homes
Homiel
Homines neanderthalenses
Homines sapientes
Hominoidea
Homo economicus
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo rhodesiensis
Homo sapien
Homo sapiens (current term)
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens sapiens
Homo soloensis
Homobasidiomycetes
Homoean
Homogyne
Homogyne alpina
Homologoumena
Homona
Homona coffearia
Homoousion
Homs
Homyel
Hon

Literary usage of Homo sapiens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"Homo sapiens Neither the writer's knowledge nor the available space are sufficient for an adequate treatment of the morphology of human jaws and teeth, ..."

2. Beyond War: A Chapter in the Natural History of Man by Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1912)
"... CHAPTER IV Homo sapiens: MAN OF HISTORY THE interesting and truthful answer to that closing query of the last chapter is simply: We came. ..."

3. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"Human hand, Homo sapiens 655 239. Skeletons of man and gorilla 656 240. Facial angle of man compared with that of chimpanzee 658 241. ..."

4. The Nineteenth Century (1885)
"It is by not any means certain that man—I mean the species Homo sapiens of zoological terminology—has ' consummated' the land-population in the sense of ..."

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