Homo superior

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The evolutionary step beyond Homo sapiens.

Related

Similar words

  • Homo novus

Broader meaning words

  • Primates - order; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe; Homo - genus

Origin

  • New Latin, from Latin homo + superior. After New Latin Homo sapiens. Coined by Olaf Stapledon in his 1935 novel Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest.

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