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homo (hō′mō)

noun pl. homines hom′in·es′ (häm′ə nēz′)

any of a genus (Homo) of hominids, consisting of existing humans (H. sapiens) and certain extinct species of humans (H. erectus and H. habilis)

Etymology: L, a man, human being < IE *ĝhom- < base *ĝhthem-, earth, ground > L humus, Gr chthōn, earth, OE guma, man

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homo (hō′mō)

noun pl. homos -·mos

Slang homosexual: often a contemptuous term

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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