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Homo idioticus

Homo idioticus noun: humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.

Noun

Homo idioticus (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, rare) Humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.
    • "There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus! Who do they pray to - the ghosts?"1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    Synonyms:
    Homo insipiens

Synonyms of Homo idioticus

Origin of Homo idioticus

A pseudotaxonomic name formed by analogy with Homo sapiens. From Latin homō + idiōticus, influenced by English idiotic.

Questions about Homo idioticus

What does Homo idioticus mean?
Homo idioticus means humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.
What part of speech is Homo idioticus?
Homo idioticus is a noun.

Words near Homo idioticus in the dictionary

  1. hommus
  2. homo
  3. homo Aristophaneus
  4. homo economicus
  5. homo faber
  6. Homo idioticus
  7. Homo insipiens
  8. homo ludens
  9. homo milk
  10. homo milks
  11. homo negronus

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