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With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species.
Anthony Storr

Meaning of "Homo sapiens" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOMO SAPIENS

New Latin, from Latin homo man + sapiens wise.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMO SAPIENS

Homo sapiens  [ˈsæpɪˌɛnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMO SAPIENS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homo sapiens is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMO SAPIENS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens is the binomial nomenclature for the human species. Homo is the human genus, which also includes Neanderthals and many other extinct species of hominid; H. sapiens is the only surviving species of the genus Homo. Modern humans are the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, which differentiates them from what has been argued to be their direct ancestor, Homo sapiens idaltu.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMO SAPIENS


Benz
bɛnz
cleanse
klɛnz
ens
ɛnz
Fens
fɛnz
gens
dʒɛnz
impatiens
ɪmˈpeɪʃɪˌɛnz
lens
lɛnz
persiennes
ˌpɜːsɪˈɛnz
sapiens
ˈsæpɪɛnz
TENS
tɛnz
Valens
ˈveɪlɛnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMO SAPIENS

Homo erectus
Homo habilis

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMO SAPIENS

Amiens
at sixes and sevens
Athens
Clemens
definiens
dickens
dozens
gardens
greens
heavens
Horsens
Huygens
Owens
Queens
Rubens
siemens
Steffens
Stevens
teens
triens

Synonyms and antonyms of Homo sapiens in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Homo sapiens» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMO SAPIENS

Find out the translation of Homo sapiens to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Homo sapiens from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Homo sapiens» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

智人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Homo sapiens
570 millions of speakers

English

Homo sapiens
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होमो सेपियंस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الانسان العاقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Человек разумный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Homo sapiens
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোমো স্যাপিয়েন্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Homo sapiens
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homo sapiens
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homo sapiens
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人類
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호모 사피엔스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homo sapiens
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Homo sapiens
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹோமோ சேபியன்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होमो सेपियन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Homo sapiens
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Homo sapiens
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Homo sapiens
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

людина розумна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Homo sapiens
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο Homo sapiens
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Homo sapiens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Homo sapiens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Homo sapiens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Homo sapiens

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMO SAPIENS»

The term «Homo sapiens» is very widely used and occupies the 17.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMO SAPIENS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Homo sapiens

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9 QUOTES WITH «HOMO SAPIENS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Homo sapiens.
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Juan Enriquez
I think we're going to move from a Homo sapiens into a Homo evolutis:... a hominid that takes direct and deliberate control over the evolution of his species, her species and other species.
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Louise Leakey
Every species becomes extinct; at some point, we will go extinct. The question is, as Homo sapiens, are we going to be able to adapt to the change that we're actually part of? We're causing such dramatic changes to the planet, so yes, you do stop and think, 'I wonder where we're headed.'
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Joyce Carol Oates
Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.
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Michael Smith
We, Homo sapiens, destroyed the majority of the large mammalian species in North America and Australasia just over 10,000 years ago. We, Homo sapiens, now are destroying the other species that presently exist on this planet at a rate of about 15,000 to 20,000 per year.
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Anthony Storr
With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species.
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Jock Sturges
I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently erotic or inherently sensual from birth.
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Jock Sturges
But the truth is that Homo sapiens is a sensual species. I think all species are, to one degree or another.
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Robert Winston
In prehistoric times, Homo sapiens was deeply endangered. Early humans were less fleet of foot, with fewer natural weapons and less well-honed senses than all the predators that threatened them. Moreover, they were hampered in their movements by the need to protect their uniquely immature young - juicy meals for any hungry beast.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
Since the rise of Homo sapiens, human beings have been the smartest minds around. But very shortly - on a historical scale, that is - we can expect technology to break the upper bound on intelligence that has held for the last few tens of thousands of years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMO SAPIENS»

Discover the use of Homo sapiens in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Homo sapiens and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In Search of Homo Sapiens: Twenty-five Contemporary Slovak ...
In Search of Homo Sapiens represents the crystallization of the thinking and writing of the Slovak intelligentsia.
Pavol Hudík, Heather Trebatická, Lucy Bednár, 2002
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Childbirth and the Future of Homo Sapiens
Michel Odent is known for his role in the natural childbirth movement.
Michel Odent, 2013
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Parasites of Homo sapiens: An Annotated Checklist of the ...
In part this is because we know so much about all aspects of the biology of our species, but in addition, our varied habitat and diet and our global distribution exposes us to more infections than any other species.
Richard Ashford, William Crewe, 2003
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Human Mitochondrial DNA and the Evolution of Homo sapiens
Mitochondrial DNA is one of the most explored genetic systems because of what it can tell us about the human past. This volume takes a unique perspective, presenting the disparate strands that must be tied together to exploit this system.
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt, Martin Richards, Vincent Macaulay, 2006
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The Speciation of Modern Homo Sapiens
This is the first volume to address directly the question of the speciation of modern Homo sapiens.
T. J. Crow, 2004
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Homo Sapiens But Dumber: Achieving Intelligent Intelligence ...
Homo Sapiens But Dumber poses the question: Have we evolved from early man to modern intelligence only to throw it all away with risky behavior?
Amaya, Ph. D. Jesús Amaya, Ph D Evelyn Prado, 2011
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Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Official Homo Sapiens ...
This book provides the pronunciation and definition for each word used in the Official Homo Sapiens Operator's Manual series. It's an easy-to-use companion as you're teaching books 1-4 as well as a great review tool.
ARISE Foundation, ARISE Foundation Staff, 2011
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Homo Sapiens: Evolve Or Perish
With its clear language the book enables the average reader to become better aware of contemporary realities. The book represents good reading for college students, as well as anybody with a minimum base of knowledge.
George Soli, 1992
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Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Official Homo Sapiens ...
ARISE Official Homo Sapiens Operator's Guide: Maintaining Your Homo Sapiens Equipment offers basic maintenance techniques to keep your Homo Sapiens vehicle running smoothly.
ARISE Foundation, ARISE Foundation Staff, 2011
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Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Official Homo Sapiens ...
ARISE Official Homo Sapiens Operator¿s Guide: Family Medical Records provides families with the information they need right at their fingertips.
ARISE Foundation, ARISE Foundation Staff, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMO SAPIENS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Homo sapiens is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gambling is a basic instinct - The Hindu
Betting (gambling) is older than the evolution of our species — homo sapiens. Taking a chance has been a part of life long before dinosaurs ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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The truth about some media's 'mini ice age' | Business Spectator
No Maunder Minimum can save homo sapiens from that catastrophic outcome. Only humanity can -- by ignoring those who deny or mislead on ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
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Radical Predictions | eugeneweekly.com
The next evolution of Homo sapiens will have no knowledge of you, Beethoven, Donald Trump or Kim Kardashian's butt. Groups of people who ... «Eugene Weekly, Jul 15»
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How a data deluge leaves us struggling to make up our minds
... evaluating situations and making our own decisions, we are heading towards a future where Homo sapiens will lack the cognitive ability to ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
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Antarctica: Sperm in the Last Place You'd Expect to Find it - Clapway
It isn't mammoth sperm, or any kind of primitive homo sapiens predecessor sperm, but it is still a big step in discovering what the world was like ... «Clapway, Jul 15»
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Transhumanism – The Final Religion?
... claims of many conspiracy theorists Transhumanists are generally not very interested in eugenics or genetically engineering Homo Sapiens. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
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One Funny Mother: Keep your sense of humor - Courier-Post
Every time she met one of my gay friends, she would lean over and loudly whisper in my ear, “Now, he's one of them homo sapiens, right? «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
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What 'In my day' really means - Midweek - Wanganui Chronicle News
To take that further, if all the proponents of "in my day" are correct, then the first few moments of homo sapiens' life on the planet was the best it ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Lessons From the Ice Age for Modern-Day Europeans - Real Time …
“We talk about the first Europeans,” says director Katrin Hieke of Neanderthals and early homo sapiens. Even over millennia, similarities ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Hey Yogurt-Maker, Where'd You Get Those Microbes? : The Salt : NPR
... our species, Homo sapiens. Some of these little creatures gobble up lactose faster than others; some release more of that sour, tangy flavor. «NPR, Jul 15»

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