Homo
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin homō (“human being, man”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHomo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – various species of man, all but one of which is extinct.
- 2008, Futurama: Bender's Game (in English):
- Good God. Just knowing we're in the same genus makes me embarrassed to call myself Homo.
Synonyms
edit- Africanthropus, Anthropus, Archanthropus, Atlanthropus, Cyphanthropus, Europanthropus, Javanthropus, Kenyanthropus, Maueranthropus, Meganthropus, Nipponanthropus, Notanthropus, Palaeanthropus, Pithecanthropus, Praehomo, Proanthropus, Pseudhomo, Sinanthropus, Tchadanthropus, Telanthropus
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae – subfamily; Hominini – tribe; Hominina – subtribe
Hyponyms
edit(genus): Homo sapiens – sole extant species
- Homo antecessor, Homo cepranensis, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo floresiensis, Homo gautengensis, Homo georgicus, Homo habilis, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo microcranous, Homo naledi, Homo neanderthalensis (syn. Homo stupidus), Homo orientalis, Homo platyops, Homo rhodesiensis, Homo rudolfensis – extinct species
Translations
editReferences
edit- Homo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Homo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Homo by species on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Homo at Paleobiology Database
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editHomo m (strong, genitive Homos, plural Homos)
- (informal, derogatory) homosexual, gay
- Synonyms: Homosexueller, Schwuler, Schwuchtel, Schwuli
- Antonym: Hete f
Declension
editDeclension of Homo [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
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