genus homo
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the family Hominidae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | mammal genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of mammals (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | homo, human, human being, man, |
| definition | : | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | homo erectus, |
| definition | : | extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | homo soloensis, |
| definition | : | extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | homo habilis, |
| definition | : | extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | homo sapiens, |
| definition | : | the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | cro-magnon, |
| definition | : | extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | boskop man, |
| definition | : | possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species (noun.animal) |
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