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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The modern species of humans, the only extant species of the primate tribe Hominini.

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  • proper noun A taxonomic species within the genus Homohuman.
  • noun A specimen of the species Homo sapiens.

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  • noun 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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Homō sapiēns, species name : Latin homō, man + Latin sapiēns, wise, rational, present participle of sapere, to be wise.]

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From Latin Homo sapiens, used as a common noun.

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New Latin, from Latin Latin homo ("human being, man") + sapiens ("wise, sensible, judicious")

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