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Homo sapiens¹

noun

  1. plural plural of Homo sapien

homo sapiens²

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

noun homo sapiens · homines sapientes

  1. A human being (Homo sapiens). […] let’s take a look at the scenery tell me what do you think when you see all this pile-up of people these multitudes of man this humongosity of humanity this superabundance of homo sapiens ah well what I see is we’re in the barrio poor folk’s part of town where you find the masses […]

homo sapiens³

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of homo sapien

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"homo sapiens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homo%20sapiens. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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homo sapiens. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homo%20sapiens

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"homo sapiens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homo%20sapiens.

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@misc{homo_sapiens_2026,
  title = {homo sapiens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homo%20sapiens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}