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HOMO SAPIENS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Homo sapiens" is a kind of...):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Homo sapiens"):
Cro-magnon (extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe)
Boskop man (possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species)
Homo sapiens sapiens; modern man (subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races)
Holonyms ("Homo sapiens" is a member of...):
genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)
