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HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Homo sapiens sapiens mean?

• HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS (noun)
The noun HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS has 1 sense:

1. subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races

Familiarity information: HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS used as a noun is very rare.

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• HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Homo sapiens sapiens; modern man

Hypernyms ("Homo sapiens sapiens" is a kind of...):

Homo sapiens (the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc)

Holonyms ("Homo sapiens sapiens" is a member of...):

genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)

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