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homo sapien

homo sapien is the alternative spelling of Homo sapien.

Noun capitalized: Homo sapien

Homo sapien (plural Homo sapiens)

  1. (nonstandard) A member of the species Homo sapiens.
    • A child possesses no human nature at birth. At this time he is only a raw homo sapien with human nature potentials, ...1953, T. R. Schaffler, A Formula for the Process of Socialization, in Journal of Educational Sociology, Vol. 27, No. 2
    • I think I'm sophisticated / 'Cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien1970, The Kinks, “Apeman”, in Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One

Forms of homo sapien

pluralhomo sapiens
pluralHomo sapiens
alternative formhomo sapien

Origin of homo sapien

Back-formation from the taxonomic name Homo sapiens, treated as if an English plural form.

Questions about homo sapien

What does homo sapien mean?
Homo sapien means a member of the species Homo sapiens.
What is homo sapien the alternative spelling of?
Homo sapien is the alternative spelling of Homo sapien.
What part of speech is homo sapien?
Homo sapien is a noun.
What is the plural of homo sapien?
The plural of homo sapien is homo sapiens.

Words near homo sapien in the dictionary

  1. Homo novus
  2. homo oeconomicus
  3. homo politicus
  4. Homo reciprocans
  5. homo sacer
  6. homo sapien
  7. homo sapiens
  8. Homo Sovieticus
  9. Homo Superior
  10. Homo superioris
  11. Homo Superiors

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