Homo
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin homō (“human being, man”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Homo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – various species of man, all but one of which is extinct.
- 2008, Futurama: Bender's Game
- Good God. Just knowing we're in the same genus makes me embarrassed to call myself Homo.
- 2008, Futurama: Bender's Game
HypernymsEdit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe
HyponymsEdit
(genus): Homo sapiens (sole extant species)
- (extinct species) Homo antecessor, Homo cepranensis, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo floresiensis, Homo georgicus, Homo habilis, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo microcranous, Homo naledi, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo orientalis, Homo platyops, Homo rhodesiensis, Homo rudolfensis
TranslationsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Homo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Homo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Homo by species on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Homo m (strong, genitive Homos, plural Homos)
- (informal, derogatory) homosexual, gay
- Synonyms: Homosexueller, Schwuler, Schwuchtel, Schwuli
- Antonym: Hete f
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Homo [masculine, strong]