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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

Homo sapiens
    n 1: the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man
         belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to
         make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hominian \hominian\ hominid \hominid\adj.
   characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo
   sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike
   creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet
   1.5] hominian

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n.
   1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the
      race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals
      were shorter than modern humans.
      [PJC]

   2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave
      man.
      [PJC]

   3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or
      uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive
      social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.
      [PJC]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cro-magnon \Cro-magnon\ prop. n.
   1. a race of human-like hominids of the Upper Paleolithic in
      Europe, considered of the same species as modern humans
      (Homo sapiens). Their skeletal remains were found mostly
      in southern France.
      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

   2. a member of the Cro-Magnon race.
      [PJC]

Thesaurus Results for Homo sapiens:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Adam, Hominidae, clay, fallen humanity, flesh, generation of man, genus Homo, hominid, homo, human family, human nature, human race, human species, humanity, humankind, le genre humain, man, mankind, mortal flesh, mortality, mortals, race of man

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