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Noun: human beings
  1. All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
    "Human beings have spread to every continent";
    - world, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, mankind, man
Noun: human being  'hyoo-mun 'bee-ing
  1. Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
    "Fossil evidence shows that human beings evolved over millions of years";
    - homo, man, human

Type of: group, grouping, hominid

Part of: genus Homo

Encyclopedia: Human beings

Human being