English > genus Homo: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | type genus of the family Hominidae. |
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Member of | Hominidae, family Hominidae | modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man |
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Members | Boskop man | possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal |
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Cro-magnon | Extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe |
Homo erectus | Extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain |
Homo habilis | Extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics / characteristics |
Homo sapiens | The only surviving hominid |
Homo sapiens sapiens, modern man | subspecies of Homo sapiens |
Homo soloensis | Extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene |
Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis | Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia |
homo, man, human being, human | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage |
Broader | mammal genus | A genus of mammals |
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Spanish | género Homo, genus homo |
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Catalan | genus homo |
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