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When someone says that a human is a homo sapien what are they referring to?
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∙ 14y ago
Homo sapiens means wise man, thinking man, rational man, knowing man.
It is the species name for us, humans, sometimes referred to as anatomically modern humans or AMH. Our trinomial name is homo sapiens sapiens . The skeleton taxonomy is :-
- Domain Eukaryota
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata / ( sub P. Vertebrata )
- Class Mammalia / ( sub C. Theria )
- Order Primates
- Family Hominidae
- Genus Homo
- Species H. sapiens / ( sub S. H.s.sapiens )
You can find the full taxonomy on Wikipedia under "homo sapiens"
It should be "homo sapiens". It means "wise man" and it's the Latin name of our species - i.e. humans.
It combines the Latin word homo (mankind) with the adjective sapiens (wise, sensible, understanding) to describe the modern human race. The implication is that all previous forms of humankind were stupid, which is a completely false idea.
It means 'wise man', or 'learned man'.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 14y agoBiologists have formally named all the species that they have studied, in accordance with their evolutionary relationship to other species; this biological specialty is known as taxonomy, which originated with a scientist known as Linnaeus. The formal name for the human species is Homo sapiens. We are related to other (extinct) hominid species such as Homo erectus, etc. Ours is the smartest, hence the name "sapiens" meaning aware.
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Scientific name for whole body?
homo sapien
Is the scientific name of a species consist of a family name and a descriptive name?
The scientific binomial name of an organism consists of its genus and species name. For example: homo sapien is from the genus "homo" and is the species "sapien."
What is the scientific name of human?
human, you D.A. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <-- Noob It's really Homosapien.
How does the genus-species name organisms?
Genus and species names are used for binomial nomenclature. Like this: Homo sapien or Homo sapien underlined. The Genus name is capitalized and the species name is lowercase. You can either italicize the binomial nomenclature or underline it.
What sub species does human beings belong to?
Human beings belong to the animal class. More specifically, we are mammals.Mammalia.Mammalia
What would a Homo Homo sapien sapien be?
A thinking thinking human
What kind of species is a homo sapien?
A Homo sapien is a human and a human is the only species in the human life.
What are the types of reproduction for homo sapien?
A Homo sapien is a human and the only reproduction form of a human is to become pregnant with a different gender.
Do todays human beings belong to the homo spaien sapien subspecies?
Do todays human beings belong to the homo spaien sapien subspecies?
What is the zooligical name of human?
Homo sapien
What is the class name for a human?
homo sapien
What is the Latin translation of human?
Homo Sapien
What is the proper word for human?
Homo Sapien
When was the first homo sapien sapien human born?
they were born in 100 b.c
Human species name?
Homo sapiens, human species name
What where early humans called?
The first humans were called Australopithecus afferensis, then homo-habilis, homo-erectus, homo-sapien neanderthalensis, and the homo-sapien sapien.
What is a techno-sapien?
Homo sapiens is the Latin term for human beings. A techno-sapien would be a slang term for a human being who is familiar and comfortable with technology. Someone who has the latest gadgets and electronic machinery would be techno-sapien.
