Homo sapiens [
həʊməʊ 'sæpienz]
n. 智人(现代人的学名)
homo sapiens[ noun ]
the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc
<noun.animal>
hominian \hominian\ hominid \hominid\adj.
characterizing the family {Hominidae}, which includes {Homo
sapiens} sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike
creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet
1.5]
Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n.
1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the
race {Homo sapiens} neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals
were shorter than modern humans.
[PJC]
2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave
man.
[PJC]
3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or
uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive
social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.
[PJC]
Cro-magnon \Cro-magnon\ prop. n.
1. a race of human-like hominids of the Upper Paleolithic in
Europe, considered of the same species as modern humans
({Homo sapiens}). Their skeletal remains were found mostly
in southern France.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. a member of the Cro-Magnon race.
[PJC]