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Definition: Homo Sapiens |
Homo SapiensNoun1. The only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Homo sapiens" was first used: 1802. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Statistics | An anthropology term which refers to the only representative of Homo, the genus of primates that includes humans, that remains today. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: Homo Sapiens |
| English words defined with "Homo sapiens": Boskop man ♦ hominian, hominid, Homo sapiens sapiens ♦ language ♦ modern man ♦ speech. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Homo Sapiens" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (homo sapiens). |
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Screenplays | Homo sapiens. What an inventive, invincible species (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) It's a bit insulting, really, it's our way of refering to Homo sapiens. Saps, you know (The Tomorrow People; writing credit: Brian Finch) Every person knows that Homo Sapiens is a killer (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear) You homo sapiens and your guns (X-Men; writing credit: Tom DeSanto; Bryan Singer) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Homo sapiens (1969) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Footprints in the sand. The large footprint at the top was apparently made by Homo sapiens. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
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Expressions using "Homo sapiens": homo sapiens neanderthalensis ♦ homo sapiens sapiens. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
homo sapiens | 185 |
homo sapiens sapiens | 41 |
archaic homo sapiens | 7 |
evolution homo sapiens | 6 |
hominidos homo sapiens | 4 |
arcaico homo sapiens | 3 |
erectus homo sapiens | 2 |
erectus evolução homo sapiens teoria | 2 |
del historia homo sapiens | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "Homo sapiens"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | homo sapiens. (various references) | |
Dutch | homo sapiens. (various references) | |
Finnish | ihminen (human being, man). (various references) | |
French | homo sapiens. (various references) | |
German | homo sapiens. (various references) | |
Italian | homo sapiens. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ホッパー車 (hobby, hobby craft, Hoffmann, homo, Homo economicus, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo ludens, Homo movens, homogenize, homophony, homosexual, Honolulu, hop, hopper car, hops, hotel, photo multiplier, pogo stick). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ホモサピエンス . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | omohay apienssay.(various references) | |
Russian | человек разумный. (various references) | |
Spanish | homo sapiens. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | homo. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Udwr baqu boulh en kardia androV anhr de fronimoV exantlhsei authn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sicut aqua profunda sic consilium in corde viri sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | As dep watir, so counseil in the herte of a man; but a wis man shal drawe it out. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 5 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang tambag diha sa kasingkasing sa tawo ingon sa halalum nga tubig, Apan ang usa ka tawo nga may salabutan magatimba niini. |
| Croatian | Savjet je u srcu èovjeèjem voda duboka i razuman æe je èovjek iscrpsti. |
| Danish | Råd i Mands Hjerte er dybe Vande, men Mand med Indsigt drager det op. |
| Dutch | De raad in het hart eens mans is als diepe wateren; maar een man van verstand zal dien uithalen. |
| Finnish | Kuin syvät vedet ovat miehen sydämen aivoitukset, mutta ymmärtäväinen mies ne ammentaa esiin. |
| French | Les desseins dans le coeur de l`homme sont des eaux profondes, Mais l`homme intelligent sait y puiser. |
| German | Der Rat im Herzen eines Mannes ist wie tiefe Wasser; aber ein Verständiger kann's merken, was er meint. |
| Hungarian | Mély víz a férfiúnak elméjében a tanács; mindazáltal a bölcs ember kimeríti azt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Isi hati orang ibarat air sumur yang dalam; tapi bisa ditimba oleh orang yang punya pengertian. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Jikalau niat dalam hati orang bagaikan air yang dalam-dalam sekalipun, maka orang yang berakal budi itu dapat mengeluarkan dia. |
| Italian | Come acque profonde sono i consigli nel cuore umano, l'uomo accorto le sa attingere. |
| Maori | ¶ He wai hohonu te whakaaro i roto i te ngakau o te tangata; e utuhia ano ia e te tangata matau. |
| Norwegian | Tankene i en manns hjerte er et dypt vann, men en forstandig mann drar det op. |
| Rumanian | Sfaturile kn inima omului sknt ca niwte ape adknci, dar omul priceput wtie sq scoatq din ele. - |
| Russian | рПНЩУМЩ Ч УЕТДГЕ ЮЕМПЧЕЛБ--ЗМХВПЛЙЕ ЧПДЩ, ОП ЮЕМПЧЕЛ ТБЪХНОЩК ЧЩЮЕТРЩЧБЕФ ЙИ. |
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Misspellings | |
"Homo Sapiens" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: homo sapein, homo sapians, homo sapien. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-m-n-o-o-p-s-s" | |
-2 letters: empoisons, misshapen. | |
-3 letters: anemosis, emphasis, empoison, hominess, ipomoeas, misshape, monishes, peonisms, phimoses, senopias, shampoos, spoonies. | |
-4 letters: anomies, aphesis, eonisms, epinaos, haemins, hansoms, hessian, hipness, homines, impasse, impones, imposes, inphase, inseams, ipomoea, mashies, messiah, mishaps, mispens, moonish, noisome, oompahs, pansies, passion, peonism, phenoms, phonies, poisons, samisen, sapiens, senopia, shamois, shampoo, shipman, shipmen, shopman, shopmen. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-m-n-o-o-p-s-s" | |
+4 letters: pharmacognosies. | |
+5 letters: enantiomorphisms. | |
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