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  • noun nonstandard A member of the species Homo sapiens.

Etymologies

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Back-formation from Homo sapiens taken to be a plural.

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Examples

  • That, and the fact that us Homo sapien sapiens are extremely self-centered, and prefer to indulge in adventures that involve human lithic assembleges/cultures.

    Paleontologist in Pop Culture ReBecca Foster 2009

  • We are avid Koi keepers, and after 20 years keeping these beautiful swimming Jewels of fish imho- the best of Homo sapien intervention/breeding I still cannot understand why people insist on feeding the little carnivores wheat and corn?

    Of thin models and fat dogs | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007

  • Veterinary medicine, which requires of its practitioners anatomical expertise for equines, sheep and goats, felines, canines and aviaries, served Vasan well when he eventually converted to a form, Homo sapien, that comes in one basic model.

    Body of Knowledge Steve Giegerich 2001

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