noun
Meaning 1
plural of Homo sapien.
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Usage: form-of, plural
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Phrase guide
Homo sapiens
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noun
Meaning 2
A human being (Homo sapiens).
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of homo sapien
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noun
Meaning 4
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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Broader terms: homo, man, human being, human
Narrower terms: Cro-magnon, Boskop man, Homo sapiens sapiens, modern man
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.