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Definition of Homo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Homo

noun

/ˈhəʊməʊ/,

/ˈhɒməʊ/

/ˈhəʊməʊ/

(from Latin, specialist)

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the genus (= group) of primates that includes early and modern humans
Word OriginLatin, ‘man’.

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