HOMO SAPIENS


Meaning of HOMO SAPIENS in English

|hō(ˌ)mōˈsapēənz, -sāp- also -ēˌenz or -ēˌen(t)s noun

Etymology: New Latin, a biological species, from Homo + sapiens (specific epithet), from Latin, wise — more at sapient

1. usually capitalized H : mankind 1

2. plural homo sapiens : sentient, conscious, thinking man — contrasted with homo faber

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