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Definition of Homo

What does Homo mean?

noun

1. someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
   • synonyms: gay / homophile / homosexual
   • more generic: individual / mortal / person / somebody / someone / soul = a human being
   • more specific:
     • shirtlifter / gay man = a homosexual man
     • gay woman / lesbian / tribade = a female homosexual
2. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
   • synonyms: human / human being / man
   • more generic: hominid = a primate of the family Hominidae
   • more specific:
     • human beings / human race / humankind / humanity / mankind / humans / world / man = all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
     • Homo erectus = extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
     • Homo soloensis = extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java
     • Homo habilis = extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
     • Homo sapiens = the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools
     • Homo sapiens neanderthalensis / Neanderthal man / Neandertal man / Neanderthal / Neandertal = extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
     • Homo rhodesiensis / Rhodesian man = a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa
   • parts:
     • lumbus / loin = either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
     • material body / physical body / human body / physique / anatomy / chassis / figure / build / flesh / frame / shape / form / soma / bod = alternative names for the body of a human being
     • body hair = short hair growing over a person's body
     • head of hair / mane = growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
     • human head = the head of a human being
     • human foot / foot / pes = the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
     • arm = a human limb
     • manus / hand / mitt / paw = the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
     • human face / face = the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
   • member of: genus Homo = type genus of the family Hominidae

Alternative definition

adjective

1. [colloquial] [sometimes, pejorative] Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
2. [not comparable] [Canada, US] Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions about Homo

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Punch (1858)

Homo is a substantive of common gender, and in the present instance is evidently to be referred to the second sex.

The Plays of William Shakespeare: King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, part I-II (1773)

by William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens

Homo is a common name to all men.

PUNCH; JANUARY TO JUNE, 1858 (1858)

Homo is a substantive of common gender, and in ; the present instance is evidently to be referred to the second...

The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr. of various commentators, to which are added notes by S. Johnson (1765)

by William Shakespeare

Go to, *Homo is a common name to all men.

Companion Encyclopaedia of Archaeology (2012)

by Graeme Barker

Early Homo erectus fossils from Lower Pleistocene sites in Africa have been compared with later specimens to determine whether features such as tooth size and cranial capacity change with time. A moderate increase incranial capacity does ...

Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory (2000)

by Alison S. Brooks, John Van Couvering, Eric Delson, Ian Tattersall

is a candidate for assignment to “archaic Homo sapiens” although it was...

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia (1914)

by John Bouvier

HOMO (Lat). A human being, whether male or female. Co. 2d Inst. 45. In Feudal Law. A vassal ; one who, having received a feud, is bound to do...

Homo is sometimes also used for a tenant by socage, and sometimes for any dependent.

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2008)

by Timothy Darvill

Homo [Sp] The genus within the tribe Hominini to which all human species belong.

Homo erectus [Sp] An early and long-lived human species (the name means 'upright man') that appeared about 1.8 million years ago and survived until at ...

Encyclopedia of surface and colloid science (2002)

A-Dif by Arthur T. Hubbard

The donor orbital is usually the highest occupied molecular orbital, HOMO, and the acceptor orbital is usually the...

World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions (1999)

A Resource for Readers and Writers by Gabriel G. Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, James T. McDonough

homo. mensura. hominum causa jus constitutum est. [L. hominum of humans, people (5); causa for the sake (4); jus right, law (1); constitutum established (3); est is, has been (2): Law has been established for the sake of humans.] Laws exist ...

The Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (2001)

by James S. Trefil

Homo Sapiens Assembling a credible picture of the development of the human species has been a difficult undertaking. Above, from left and going back in time: skull of a large, robust, fully bipedal hominid with heavy bone structure, indicating ...

Lewisʼ Dictionary of Toxicology (1998)

by Robert Alan Lewis

holotonia Homo or spicules; mouth surrounded by tentacles; tube feet; internal madreporite; no pedicellariae, spines, or arms. Some holo- thuroideans contain Cuvierian tubules, q.v. Some species are poisonous by ingestion. Effects are ...

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• Homo heidelbergensis

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• Homo sapiens sapiens

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  Homo sapiens sapiens.
  A prototype for a 6 footer.

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• Homo Homini Lupus

  Photo credit: Cacahuete Feliz

• Homo heidelbergensis

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• HOMO

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• Homo

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• Homo

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• Homo Erectus

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• Homo habilis

  At the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

  Photo credit: hairymuseummatt

• Homo Faber

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• Homo Video

  ...at the Mondo Video a-Go-Go Farewell Press Conference, 19 August 2007.

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• Homo habilis

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• Homo erectus

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• Homo heidelbergensis

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• Homo neanderthalensis

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• Homo erectus

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• Homo neanderthalensis

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

• Homo heidelbergensis

  Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

  Photo credit: Ryan Somma

Video about Homo

"Homo Diaspora": Reading Futurist Language Fiction as Translational Histories - Joshua Miller

Duration 35:45

A flurry of 21st century novels have appeared that could be described as linguistic dystopian fiction. Channeling apocalyptic millennial sentiments of both c...

Scrabble value of H₄O₁M₃O₁

The value of this 4-letter word is 9 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

Anagrams of HOMO

• MOHO

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