English Explanatory Dictionary

Homo insipiens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Humans as a group, seen as a foolish species.

Word forms

Homo insipiens

Etymology

From Homo sapiens (“the human species”, literally “wise man”), replacing sapiēns (“wise”) with Latin īnsipiēns (“foolish”).

Synonyms

Homo idioticus

Related words

Homo economicus Homo reciprocans homo sovieticus Homo superior Homo superioris
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