Homo

See also: HOMO, homo, and homo-

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Etymology

    From Latin homō (human being, man).

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    Proper noun

    Homo m

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – various species of human, all but one of which is extinct.
      • 2008, Futurama: Bender's Game (in English):
        Good God. Just knowing we're in the same genus makes me embarrassed to call myself Homo.
      • 2016 June 9, James Griffiths, “This is how the ‘Hobbits’ of Indonesia became so small”, in CNN[1] (in English):
        Discoverer Mike Morwood proposed that it was a shrunken Homo erectus, the same species that eventually evolved to become us; others suggested the Hobbits were descended from smaller, more primitive early humans such as Homo habilis or Australopithecus.

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    German

    Etymology

    Clipping of Homosexueller.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈhoːmo/
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    • Hyphenation: Ho‧mo

    Noun

    Homo m (strong, genitive Homos, plural Homos)

    1. (informal, derogatory) homosexual, gay
      Synonyms: Homosexueller, Schwuler, Schwuchtel, Schwuli
      Antonym: Hete f

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    Further reading

    • Homo” in Duden online
    • Homo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache