"sapiens" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sapiens [plural], sapientes [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Homo sapiens, from Latin sapiēns, present active participle of sapiō (“discern, be capable of discerning”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*seh₁p-}}, {{bor|en|mul|Homo sapiens}} translingual Homo sapiens, {{der|en|la|sapiēns}} Latin sapiēns, {{m|la|sapiō||discern, be capable of discerning}} sapiō (“discern, be capable of discerning”) Head templates: {{en-noun|sapiens|sapientes}} sapiens (plural sapiens or sapientes)
  1. A human being (Homo sapiens). Categories (lifeform): Hominids
    Sense id: en-sapiens-en-noun-OmwUtRyM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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