ho·mo sapi·ens \|hō(ˌ)mōˈsapēənz, -sāp- also -ēˌenz or -ēˌen(t)s\noun Etymology: New Latin, a biological species, from Homo + sapiens (specific epithet), from Latin, wise — more at sapient 1.usually capitalized H: mankind 1 2.pluralhomo sapiens: sentient, conscious, thinking man — contrasted with homo faber