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Homo idioticus
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English
Etymology
A pseudotaxonomic name formed by analogy with mul Homo sapiens. From en la homō + la idiōticus, influenced by en idiotic.
Noun
- 1
en rare derogatory Humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.
"There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus! Who do they pray to - the ghosts?"
Synonyms
en Homo insipiens
Related terms
en Homo economicus Homo reciprocans homo sovieticus Homo superior Homo superioris