Sapiens Meaning
/sˈeɪpiənz/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA human being (Homo sapiens).
nameplural of Sapien
Sentence Examples
Tom and Mary are Homo Sapiens.
Tom is a Homo Sapiens.
Tom and Mary are homo sapiens.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Homo ____ is the scientific name used for the modern human species.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Homo ____ is the scientific name for modern humans who evolved in Africa.
Word Origin & History
From translingual Homo sapiens, from Latin sapiēns, present active participle of sapiō (“discern, be capable of discerning”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The earliest sapiens were gatherers, scavengers, and hunters of food."
— 2000, William H. Libaw, How we got to be human: subjective minds with objective bodies, page 277:
"Even if we assume that the rate of change was slow and the evolving population large, we must still assume that sapiens was rather isolated."
— 2005, Sherwood L. Washburn, Classification and Human Evolution, page 335:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Homo ____ is the scientific name used for the modern human species.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Homo ____ is the scientific name for modern humans who evolved in Africa.