name
Meaning 1
plural of Sapien
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
sapiens
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noun
Meaning 2
A human being (Homo sapiens).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From translingual Homo sapiens, from Latin sapiēns, present active participle of sapiō (“discern, be capable of discerning”).