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- Word comparison: Homo sapiens vs. Homo sapiens sapiens
Homo sapiens vs. Homo sapiens sapiens
noun
- the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans ( Homo sapiens sapiens ) belong, characterized by a large brain, a nearly vertical forehead, a skeletal build lighter and teeth smaller than earlier humans, and dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools: the species has existed for about 200,000 years. Boskop man, Cro-Magnon, Marmes man, Niah Cave.
noun
- the subspecies of the genus Homo in which modern humans are classified.