# homo sapiens

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A human being (Homo sapiens).

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin homō sapiēns, from Latin homō (“human being”) + sapiēns (“wise, sensible, judicious”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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