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noun
1.
(italics) the genus of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and several extinct forms, distinguished by their large brains and a dependence upon tools. Compare archaic Homo.
2.
Informal. (sometimes lowercase)
a.
a member of the genus Homo.
b.
the species Homo sapiens or one of its members.
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homo2 (ˈhəʊməʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| informal (Canadian) short for homogenized milk | |
| Homo (ˈhəʊməʊ) | |
| —n | |
| a genus of hominids including modern man (see Homo sapiens) and several extinct species of primitive man, including Homo habilis and Homo erectus | |
| [Latin: man] | |
| homo- | |
| —combining form | |
| Compare hetero- being the same or like: homologous; homosexual | |
| [via Latin from Greek, from homos same] | |
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Word Origin & History
homo-
"the same," prefix commonly used to form modern words, from Gk. homos "one and the same," also "belonging to two or more jointly," from PIE *somos (cf. Skt. samah "even, the same;" Lith. similis "like," Goth. sama "the same," samana "together;" see same).
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Medical Dictionary
homo- or hom-
pref.
Same; like: homotype.
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Science Dictionary
| homo-
A prefix meaning "same," as in homogamous, having the same kind of flower. |
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Cultural Dictionary
Homo [(hoh-moh)]The genus to which human beings belong. The genus Homo includes Neanderthals and other hominids closely related to today's humans, such as Homo erectus.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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