单词 | Homo |
释义 | Homo /hoh"moh/, n. 1. (italics) the genus of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and several extinct forms, distinguished by their large brains and a dependence upon tools. Cf. archaic Homo. 2. Informal. (sometimes l.c.) a. a member of the genus Homo. b. the species Homo sapiens or one of its members. [1590-1600; < L homo man; OL hemo the earthly one (see HUMUS); akin to L humanus HUMAN; c. OE guma, OIr duine, Welsh dyn man, Lith zmónes men] |
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