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homo

/həʊmoʊ/ noun · British & US
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What does homo mean?

noun

A member of the species Homo sapiens, or a person of the human species. In biology, a genus of primates including humans and extinct relatives.

Example

"The anthropologist studied the behavior of early Homo species."

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