The Collaborative International Dictionary
Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n.
(Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans.
One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man.
Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.
hominian \hominian\ hominid \hominid\adj. characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet 1.5]
Cro-magnon \Cro-magnon\ prop. n.
a race of human-like hominids of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe, considered of the same species as modern humans ( Homo sapiens). Their skeletal remains were found mostly in southern France.
a member of the Cro-Magnon race.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1802, in William Turton's translation of Linnæus, coined in Modern Latin from Latin homo "man" (technically "male human," but in logical and scholastic writing "human being;" see homunculus) + sapiens, present participle of sapere "be wise" (see sapient). Used since in various Latin or pseudo-Latin combinations intended to emphasize some aspect of humanity, as in Henri Bergson's Homo faber "man the tool-maker," in "L'Evolution Créatrice" (1907). Homo as a genus of the order Primates is first recorded 1797.
Wikipedia
Homo sapiens ( Latin: "wise man") is the binomial nomenclature (also known as the scientific name) for the only extant 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. The ingenuity and adaptability of Homo sapiens has led to its becoming the most influential species on the planet; it is currently deemed of least concern on the Red List of endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Homo Sapiens (1994) is an album by the Finnish rock group YUP.
Within the Marvel Universe, the species Homo sapiens, and its genus Homo, are far more prolific and active than in the real world. The branching of the species Homo sapiens came with the arrival of the Celestials on Earth. Space gods of genetic engineering; the origin of the Celestials as a race is shrouded in mystery. They are beings of phenomenal cosmic power and knowledge and are known to visit planets across the universe. They work to enhance the local sentient fauna and return periodically to monitor the progress of their charges.
It was a mission of such intent that led to the creation of modern man. At some point between 400,000 years ago and the second interglacial period in the Middle Pleistocene (around 250,000 years ago) the trend in cranial expansion and the elaboration of stone tool technologies developed, providing evidence for a transition from Homo erectus (meaning "upright man") to Homo sapiens (meaning "wise man"); this origin/transition is speculated by human scientists as either due to a uni-regional development that spread (which seems likely, due to the general genetic homogeneity of Homo sapiens sapiens) or multi-regional developments that merged.
"Homo Sapiens" is the first proper single release from The Cooper Temple Clause's third album Make This Your Own released on 22 January 2007. A promotional blank CD-R and sleeve with artwork were given out to fans at gigs on the band's 2006 UK tour. It reached number thirty-six on the UK Singles Chart.
Homo sapiens is the taxonomic binomial name of the contemporary human species.
Homo sapiens may also refer to:
Homo Sapiens (1895–96; tr. 1915) is a trilogy by Polish author Stanisław Przybyszewski. The novels were originally published in German as Über Bord (1896, "Overboard"), Unterwegs (1895, "By the Way") and Im Malstrom (1895, "In the Maelstrom"). It deals with the question of deviance and sexuality, and is counted among Przybyszewski's most important and best-known works. It was well received in Germany, but withdrawn from sale by its U.S. publisher after being labelled obscene. It is associated with the decadent movement of the late 19th century.
Homo Sapiens (sometimes spelled as Gli Homo Sapiens) is an Italian pop-rock group, mainly successful in the seventies.
Usage examples of "homo sapiens".
Another example of the superiority of the Homo sapiens sapiens mind over that of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis'?
Until Ponter had shown up, the nearest living relatives Homo sapiens had were the two members of genus Pan: the chimpanzee and the bonobo.
A whole news group had been formed: Threat of the Blight was spawned from Threats Group, Homo Sapiens Interest Group, and Close-Coupled Automation.
Hand in hand, the people and their Workers -- and one frightened Homo sapiens drifted upwards from the platform.
Perhaps he could command a local spasm, kill the homo sapiens while he was immobile.
I am trying to produce arguments for my conviction that in the very beginning there was only one source of the origin of homo sapiens, namely the spacemen who first made the mutation.
That it was not the other way around is especially surprising, because Africa was the sole cradle of human evolution for millions of years, as well as perhaps the homeland of anatomically modern Homo sapiens.
Africa was the sole cradle of human evolution for millions of years, as well as perhaps the homeland of anatomically modern Homo sapiens.
But it came to him that if God had not given Homo sapiens a soul, then it must make its own soul.
The dark continents pf the physical world and of the mind of Homo sapiens.