Homo superior

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Homo superior^¹

/ˌhəʊməʊ suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˌhoʊmoʊ suːˈpɪɹiɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)

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From Latin homo superior (literally “superior human”), modeled after New Latin Homo sapiens (literally “wise human”). Coined by Olaf Stapledon in his novel Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest (1935).

proper noun Homo Superior · Homo superioris

A species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman. If this was the way of Homo superior, I said, thank God I was another species.
Similar: Homo novus

Homo Superior^²

proper noun Homo Superiors

Alternative letter-case form of Homo superior

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@misc{homo_superior_2026,
  title = {Homo superior},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homo%20superior},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}