Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A species of extinct humans known from fossil remains found in eastern and perhaps southern Africa and dating from about 2 to 1.6 million years ago.
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- proper noun a
taxonomic species , withingenus Homo - "Handy man" (extinct)
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- noun extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Homō habilis, species name : Latin homō, man + Latin habilis, skillful.]
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Latin homo man + habilis handy
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