"Homo sapien" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Homo sapiens [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from translingual Homo sapiens, treated as if an English plural form. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en}} Back-formation, {{bor|en|mul|Homo sapiens}} translingual Homo sapiens Head templates: {{en-noun}} Homo sapien (plural Homo sapiens)
  1. (proscribed) A member of the species Homo sapiens. Tags: proscribed Categories (lifeform): Hominids Synonyms: homo sapien

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