see|homo sapien
English
Alternative spellings
homo sapien
Etymology
back-form|Homo sapiens|nodot=3 taken to be a plural.
Noun
en-noun|sg=Homo sapien
- nonstandard A member of the species Homo sapiens.
Usage notes
This form is considered nonstandard, since the Latin root word sapiens in actually an adjective, and is the singular form. The scientifically and linguistically educated treat Homo sapien as an error in usage.
Quotations
1953, T. R. Schaffler, A Formula for the Process of Socialization, in Journal of Educational Sociology, Vol. 27, No. 2
:A child possesses no human nature at birth. At this time he is only a raw homo sapien with human nature potentials, ...
1982, Emmett Davis, The Ethics of Information Serving Homo Sapiens Vs. Homo Biblios, in Ethics and Reference Services
:In designing the institutions called libraries, we have underemphasized both the contribution each homo sapien, indeed each element of creation, is offering the universe and the support that records of knowledge can provide each homo sapien during portions of their lives to maximize those contributions.
2000, Lauretta Lueck, The Many Waters
:As we know, there were many types of hominids, and in various stages of development, but none were modern, or completely Homo sapien.
2003, Danny Pate, Creation
:The Anatomically modern Homo sapien was merely a beast who looked exactly like Man. That�s because God used this Anatomically modern Homo sapien as a prototype in creating Adam and Eve.
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