homo, man, human being, human

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

• Homo erectus — extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
• Homo soloensis — extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus
• Homo habilis — extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
• Homo sapiens — the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc
• Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis — extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
• Rhodesian man, Homo rhodesiensis — a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa

• hominid — a primate of the family Hominidae

• homo erectus — a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man

• loin, lumbus — either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
• human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh — alternative names for the body of a human being
• body hair — short hair growing over a person's body
• mane, head of hair — growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
• human head — the head of a human being
• foot, human foot, pes — the foot of a human being
• arm — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
• hand, manus, mitt, paw — the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
• face, human face — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

• genus Homo — type genus of the family Hominidae