homo sapien
类人猿,智人,同人,人猿
Definitions
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- : the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a large brain, a nearly vertical forehead, a skeletal build lighter and teeth smaller than earlier humans, and dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools: the species has existed for about 200,000 years.See also Boskop man, Cro-Magnon, Marmes man, Niah Cave.
- : humankind.
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Understanding odds has never been a strength of Homo sapiens.
In some very real sense, 21st-century Hollywood has forgotten how to use living, breathing Homo sapiens in action movies.
The results are in and Homo habilis, our primate forebear, has won another round.
During Koch's 1977 mayoral primary against Mario, posters of mysterious origin appeared saying, “Vote for Cuomo, Not the Homo”.
But in terms of beneficial public-health impact, nothing Homo sapiens has invented thus far outpaces the vaccine.
He'd reveal definite indications of belonging to Homo Sapiens only when drinking beer and talking about his holes.
But what about the other doctrine, which he declares to be a part of the same programme — Homo Mensura — the Protagorean formula?
He at the same time announces that his theory rests upon a principle opposed to the “Homo Mensura” of Protagoras.
At an early part of the period to which this chapter belongs, the famous volume entitled “Ecce Homo” was published.
His last book, “Ecce Homo,” an autobiography, contains all the premonitory symptoms of the threatening tragedy.