sapiens

Definition

A human being (Homo sapiens).

Etymology

From translingual Homo sapiens, from Latin sapiēns, present active participle of sapiō (“discern, be capable of discerning”).

Example Sentences

• "The earliest sapiens were gatherers, scavengers, and hunters of food."
• "Even if we assume that the rate of change was slow and the evolving population large, we must still assume that sapiens was rather isolated."