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homo
1[ hoh-moh ]
noun
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay person, especially a gay man.
Homo
2[ hoh-moh ]
noun
- the genus of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and several extinct forms, distinguished by their large brains and a dependence upon tools. Compare archaic Homo.
- Facetious. (used in made-up taxonomic expressions to denote a type of human being):
The door opens, and in walks Homo stupidus.
homo-
3- a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “same” ( homology ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( homomorphic ).
Homo
1/ ˈəʊəʊ /
noun
- a genus of hominids including modern man (see Homo sapiens ) and several extinct species of primitive man, including Homo habilis and Homo erectus
homo-
2combining_form
- being the same or like Compare hetero-
homologous
homosexual
homo
3/ ˈəʊəʊ /
noun
- informal.short for homosexual
homo
4/ ˈəʊəʊ /
noun
- informal.homogenized milk
dz–
- A prefix meaning “same,” as in homogamous, having the same kind of flower.
Homo
- The genus to which human beings belong. The genus Homo includes Neanderthals and other hominids closely related to today's humans, such as Homo erectus.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of homo1
Origin of homo2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of homo1
Origin of homo2
Example Sentences
You also discuss how, even if Ricardo didn't articulate it this way, he was the origin of the concept of "homo economicus," or economic man.
His brand of toiletry involves writing stories for the absolutely lowest common denominator of homo sapiens.
Musk is convinced of this, in part, because he fears artificial intelligence will very soon become all-powerful and inclined to exterminate homo sapiens.
The script’s ridiculous rationale — which our hero repeatedly intones like he’s hypnotizing us to believe it — is that certain beekeepers have pledged to prevent colony collapse, both apoidea and homo sapien.
Directed by Mark Mannucci, “Unknown: Cave of Bones,” focuses on a recent expedition into a South African cave that contains skeletal remains of the ancient human relative homo naledi.
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