单词 | homo |
释义 | homo1/ˈhəʊməʊ![]() informal, offensive noun (plural homos) A homosexual man. adjective Homosexual. Origin1920s: abbreviation. Homo2/ˈhəʊməʊ![]() ![]() noun 1The genus of primates of which modern humans (Homo sapiens) are the present-day representatives.By the time the genus Homo appears in the fossil record, between 1 and 2 million years ago, fruit had been marginalized, and largely replaced by meat and by foods such as roots and tubers....
1.1 [with Latin or pseudo-Latin modifier] Denoting kinds of modern human, often humorously: a textbook example of Homo neuroticus...
The genus Homo is believed to have existed for at least two million years, and modern humans (H. sapiens sapiens) first appeared in the Upper Palaeolithic. Among several extinct species are H. habilis, H. erectus, and H. neanderthalensis. OriginLatin, 'man'. Rhymes |
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