Homo

HOMO is a word made from vertically symmetrical letters.

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Definition of the noun homo

What does homo mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: homos

someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
- lexical domain: People - nouns denoting people
- synonyms of homo: gay / homophile / homosexual
- more generic words: individual / mortal / person / somebody / someone / soul = a human being
- more specific terms:
  - closet queen = a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation
  - faggot / fagot / fairy / nance / pansy / poove / queen / queer / poof / pouf / fag = offensive term for a homosexual man
  - gay woman / lesbian / tribade = a female homosexual
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- lexical domain: Animals - nouns denoting animals
- synonyms of homo: human / human being / man
- more generic word: hominid = a primate of the family Hominidae
- more specific terms:
  - 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 of the noun homo

noun

[colloquial, often, pejorative] Short form of homosexual.
[uncountable, dated, US, Canada] Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.

Definition of the adjective homo

What does homo mean as an attribute of a noun?

adjective

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

Person

Who is Homo?

Homo a.k.a. Mykola Vorony was an Ukrainian writer, poet, theatre director, translator and actor.

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Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Homo

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Wiley Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution (2015)

by Bernard Wood

Homo LINNAEUS, 1758 183 Hominoidea The superfamily comprising the living taxa of modern humans, chimpanzees/bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons, and all the fossil taxa that are more closely related to these taxa than to any ...

A Dictionary of World History (2015)

by Edmund Wright

early humans Members of the family Hominidae, including our own species Homo sapiens, our presumed forebears ...

World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions (1999)

A Resource for Readers and Writers by Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie

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 ...

Encyclopedia of Science and 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 ...