Homo
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Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis, comparison of skulls
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin homō (“human being, man”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Homo 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
- Africanthropus, Anthropus, Archanthropus, Atlanthropus, Cyphanthropus, Europanthropus, Javanthropus, Kenyanthropus, Maueranthropus, Meganthropus, Nipponanthropus, Notanthropus, Palaeanthropus, Pithecanthropus, Praehomo, Proanthropus, Pseudhomo, Sinanthropus, Tchadanthropus, Telanthropus
Hypernyms
- (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
(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
References
Homo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Homo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Homo by species on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Homo at Paleobiology Database
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Homo m (strong, genitive Homos, plural Homos)
- (informal, derogatory) homosexual, gay
- Synonyms: Homosexueller, Schwuler, Schwuchtel, Schwuli
- Antonym: Hete f
Declension
Declension of Homo