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Definition of Genus homo
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Hominidae.
Group relationships: Family Hominidae, Hominidae
Member holonyms: Homo, Human, Human Being, Man, Homo Erectus, Homo Soloensis, Homo Habilis, Homo Sapiens, Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal Man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal Man, Cro-magnon, Boskop Man, Homo Sapiens Sapiens, Modern Man
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Homo
Literary usage of Genus homo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1898)
"... most power over the men who have the most money. The female of genus homo is
economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply. ... genus homo ..."
2. The Philosophy of Zoology: Or, A General View of the Structure, Functions by John Fleming (1822)
"... of the genus Homo. This opinion, however, is now generally abandoned. When it
is intended to give a correct and complete delineation of die character of ..."
3. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the by George J Hagar (1910)
"... composed of the solitary genus Homo, man, belongs. Arch'er, John, MD, 1741-1810;
American soldier and legislator; b. Hartford Co., Md.; the first person ..."
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