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Noun: Homo sapiens  'how-mow'sey-pee-unz
  1. 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

Type of: homo, human, human being, man

Part of: genus Homo

Encyclopedia: Homo sapiens

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Homo rhodesiensis
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