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Homo sapiensHomo sapiens (lat.)

  • The biological species that comprises modern man, including all humans alive today (regardless of race or variety) together with a number of closely related extinct forms; the human race; (colloq.) an individual of this species, a human being. (OED 2012)
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    Homo sapiens. H. diurnus; varians cultura, loco. [...] Ferus. tetrapus, mutus, hirsutus [...] Americanus. α. rufus, cholericus, rectus. [...] Europæus. β. albus, sanguineus, torosus. [...] Asiaticus. γ. luridus, melancholicus, rigidus. [...] Afer. δ. niger, phlegmaticus, laxus. […] Monstrosus. f. solo (a) arte (b, c).

    Linnaeus, C. (1735/58). Systema naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1: 20-2.

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