NOUN | animal | Homo sapiens | the only surviving hominid |
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Meaning | 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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Member of | genus Homo | type genus of the family Hominidae |
Narrower | Boskop man | possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal |
Cro-magnon | Extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe | |
Homo sapiens sapiens, modern man | subspecies of Homo sapiens | |
Broader | homo, man, human being, human | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage |
Spanish | homo sapiens | |
Catalan | homo sapiens, Homo sapiens, Humà | |
Adjectives | sapiens | of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens |
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