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sapiens

adjective

sa·​pi·​ens ˈsa-pē-ənz How to pronounce sapiens (audio)
ˈsā-,
-ˌenz
: of, relating to, or being recent humans (Homo sapiens) as distinguished from various fossil hominids

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Research published online today in Science has identified these sapiens-specific variants and homed in on one in particular that may have brought about a pivotal change in the way our brain develops. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2021 In that case, an early H. sapiens woman likely interbred with a Neanderthal man more than 220,000 years ago and their descendants carried the modern mtDNA. Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, 24 Sep. 2020 Researchers say that in comparisons with Neanderthal and H. sapiens species, the dimensions of the fossil finger fell within the range of measures for ancient and modern humans -- not Neanderthals. Fox News, 5 Sep. 2019 However, other high-altitude groups show different, uniquely H. sapiens adaptations. Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2019 Until this week, the earliest known fossils of Homo sapiens were about 200,000 years old. Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 11 June 2017 The remaining challenge, however, was to identify these fossils as clearly being Homo sapiens. Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 8 June 2017 Previous discoveries of early Homo sapiens fossils have been concentrated at sites in Ethiopia. Robert Lee Hotz, Fox News, 8 June 2017 The researchers say evidence suggests primitive forms of Homo sapiens had already widely spread throughout Africa by around 300,000 years ago. Malcolm Ritter, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin (specific epithet of Homo sapiens), from Latin, present participle of sapere

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sapiens was in 1939

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