"Homo superior" meaning in All languages combined

See Homo superior on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌhəʊməʊ suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhoʊmoʊ suːˈpɪɹiɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ) Etymology: From Latin homo superior (literally “superior human”), modeled after New Latin Homo sapiens (literally “wise human”). Coined by Olaf Stapledon in his 1935 novel Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|homo superior|lit=superior human}} Latin homo superior (literally “superior human”), {{noncog|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{m|mul|Homo sapiens|lit=wise human}} Homo sapiens (literally “wise human”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Homo superior
  1. (science fiction) The evolutionary step beyond Homo sapiens. Wikipedia link: Olaf Stapledon Categories (topical): Science fiction Synonyms: Homo novus, Homo Superior, Homo superioris 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) Related terms: Homo economicus, Homo idioticus, Homo reciprocans, slan, mutant, superman, overman, übermensch
    Sense id: en-Homo_superior-en-name-GDuyBEJf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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