26984 words

homo

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
an offensive word for a gay man
2
the genus (= biological group) that includes modern humans and other extinct human species:

Examples:

The tools might have been made by an as-yet-undiscovered early species of the genus Homo.
3
the biological group that includes modern humans, or a member of that group:

Examples:

The tools might have been made by an as-yet-undiscovered early species of the genus Homo.

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