"Homo erectus" meaning in All languages combined

See Homo erectus on Wiktionary

Proper name [Translingual]

Forms: †Homo erectus [canonical, masculine], Homines erecti [plural]
Etymology: From Latin homo (“man”) + erectus (“erect, high”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|homo||man}} Latin homo (“man”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|plural|Homines erecti|g=m|g2=|head=Homo erectus|nogendercat=1}} Homo erectus m (plural Homines erecti)
  1. A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – "upright man" (extinct). Wikipedia link: Homo erectus Categories (lifeform): Hominids Synonyms: †H. erectus [abbreviation], †Pithecanthropus erectus, †Sinanthropus Hypernyms (species): Primates (english: order), Haplorhini (english: suborder), Simiiformes (english: infraorder), Catarrhini (english: parvorder), Hominoidea (english: superfamily), Hominidae (english: family), Homininae (english: subfamily), Hominini (english: tribe), Hominina (english: subtribe), Homo (english: genus) Derived forms: †Homo erectus erectus (english: Java man), †Homo erectus soloensis (english: Solo man), †Homo erectus lantianensis (Lantian man), †Homo erectus pekinensis (english: Peking man), †Homo erectus nankinensis (Nanjing man), †Homo erectus wushanensis (Wushan man), †Homo erectus yuanmouensis (Yuanmou man)

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