"infrahuman" meaning in English

See infrahuman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more infrahuman [comparative], most infrahuman [superlative]
Etymology: From infra- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|infra|human}} infra- + human Head templates: {{en-adj}} infrahuman (comparative more infrahuman, superlative most infrahuman)
  1. Below the level of the human.
    Sense id: en-infrahuman-en-adj-hWrKqfTO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41

Noun

Forms: infrahumans [plural]
Etymology: From infra- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|infra|human}} infra- + human Head templates: {{en-noun}} infrahuman (plural infrahumans)
  1. (psychology) A creature that is not (yet) at the level of understanding of a human being, such as a presymbolic child or an animal. Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-infrahuman-en-noun-RWxlFFtp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with infra- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with infra-: 28 72 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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