sapiens

adjective/ˈseɪpiənz/

Frequency rank: #13,501 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

wise or knowing; the species epithet for modern human beings.

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Example sentence

The scientific name for modern humans is Homo sapiens.

Synonyms & related words

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