Homo superior
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin homo superior (literally “superior human”), modeled after New Latin Homo sapiens (literally “wise human”). Coined by Olaf Stapledon in his 1935 novel Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhəʊməʊ suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊmoʊ suːˈpɪɹiɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)
Proper noun[edit]
Homo superior
- (science fiction) The evolutionary step beyond Homo sapiens.
- 1935, Olaf Stapledon, Odd John:
- Homo Superior faced the little mob of Homo Sapiens, and it was immediately evident that Homo Superior was indeed the better man.
- 1971, “Oh! You Pretty Things”, in Hunky Dory, performed by David Bowie:
- You gotta make way¶ for the Homo Superior
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Homo superior.
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- (species): Primates - order; Haplorhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe; Homo - genus
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References[edit]
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “homo superior n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.