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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

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

homo Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: They say there were only apes before and modern people, who they call homo sapiens, are only some thousands of years old.

Adjective modifier

  • stately: As a consequence Wilde might easily usurp Quentin Crisp's self-appointed title of England's first stately homo.

Modifies a noun

  • erectus: Homo erectus seems to have dwindled greatly in its Asian homeland by 300,000 years.

Noun used with modifier

  • species: The effect of humans on other vertebrate species Homo sapiens dominate the land today.
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homo quotes

The feat represents immense achievement for the neotenic ape, species Homo sapiens. But behind this lie twooldattributesoftheapeötribalismandinquisitiveness.

-Aldiss, BrianWilson

   Ecce homo. Behold the man.

-Bible (Vulgate)

Es usted un homo sapiens, mam|¤fero vertebrado† Se encuentra en el periodo de domesticacio¤  n, y ser|¤a colocado en una jaula al menor s|¤ntoma de ferocidad. En la escuela, en los laboratorios o en las oficinas de gobierno sabemos todo cuanto puede saberse de usted, de sus semejantes o de los otros seres en la escala zoolo¤  gica. You are a homo sapiens, a vertebrate mammal† You are currently being tamed, and you would be put in a cage if you showed any sign of fierceness. At school, in the laboratories and in government offices we know as much as can be known about you, about your fellow beings and about the other beings in the zoological scale.

-Carballido, Emilio

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