Homo
/ˈhəʊməʊ/1
- the genus of primates of which modern humans (Homo sapiens) are the present-day representatives人属（现代人, 即智人, 是其现今代表）。
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- with Latin or pseudo-Latin modifier denoting kinds of modern human, often humorously〈幽默〉现代人种的：
a textbook example of Homo neuroticus.
现代人神经机能病的典型病例。
The genus Homo is believed to have existed for at least two million years, and modern humans （H. sapiens sapiens） first appeared in the Upper Palaeolithic. Among several extinct species are H. habilis, H. erectus, and H. neanderthalensis.
词源
Latin,'man'.