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Homo sapiens
Ho·mo sa·pi·ens
[
hmō sáypee ənz,
hmō sáypee ènz
]
noun
Definition:
human beings:
the species of modern human beings, the only extant species of the family that also included other species named Homo. Family
Hominidae
.
[
< modern Latin, "wise man"
]
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