English Explanatory Dictionary

Homo idioticus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.

Word forms

Homo idioticus

Etymology

A pseudotaxonomic name formed by analogy with Homo sapiens. From Latin homō + idiōticus, influenced by English idiotic.

Synonyms

Homo insipiens

Related words

Homo economicus Homo reciprocans homo sovieticus Homo superior Homo superioris

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