Homo sapien

homo sapien English Alternative forms en homo sapien Etymology en from the en mul-tax Homo sapiens, treated as if an English plural form. Noun Homo sapien en nonstandard A member of the species mul Homo sapiens. 1953, T. R. Schaffler, A Formula for the Process of Socialization, in Journal of Educational Sociology, Vol. 27, No. 2 A child possesses no human nature at birth. At this time he is only a raw homo sapien with human nature potentials, ... en 1970 w:The Kinks Apeman w:Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One I think I'm sophisticated / 'Cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien 1982, Emmett Davis, The Ethics of Information Serving Homo Sapiens Vs. Homo Biblios, in Ethics and Reference Services In designing the institutions called libraries, we have underemphasized both the contribution each homo sapien, indeed each element of creation, is offering the universe and the support that records of knowledge can provide each homo sapien during portions of their lives to maximize those contributions. 2000, Lauretta Lueck, The Many Waters As we know, there were many types of hominids, and in various stages of development, but none were modern, or completely Homo sapien. 2003, Danny Pate, Creation The Anatomically modern Homo sapien was merely a beast who looked exactly like Man. That’s because God used this Anatomically modern Homo sapien as a prototype in creating Adam and Eve. Usage notes This form is considered nonstandard, since the Latin root word la sapiens is actually an adjective, and is the singular form. The singular reinterpretation may have been syntactically favored by the lack of the definite article with Homo sapiens. en Hominids en pseudo-loans from Latin