Homo sapiens sapiens

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noun

the subspecies of the genus Homo in which modern humans are classified.

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How to use Homo sapiens sapiens in a sentence

Understanding odds has never been a strength of Homo sapiens.
A Doctor Explains Why Cruise Ships Should Be Banned|Kent Sepkowitz|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In some very real sense, 21st-century Hollywood has forgotten how to use living, breathing Homo sapiens in action movies.
Game of Thrones’ 'The Watchers on the Wall': The Battle of Castle Black Is One For the Ages|Andrew Romano|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The results are in and Homo habilis, our primate forebear, has won another round.
The Top 10 Diets of 2013 Are All Useless (Except to Book Publishers)|Kent Sepkowitz|December 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
During Koch's 1977 mayoral primary against Mario, posters of mysterious origin appeared saying, “Vote for Cuomo, Not the Homo”.
Ed Koch Goes Out in Style|Lloyd Grove|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But in terms of beneficial public-health impact, nothing Homo sapiens has invented thus far outpaces the vaccine.
Get Your Damn Flu Shot|Kent Sepkowitz|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He'd reveal definite indications of belonging to Homo Sapiens only when drinking beer and talking about his holes.
The Holes and John Smith|Edward W. Ludwig
But what about the other doctrine, which he declares to be a part of the same programme — Homo Mensura — the Protagorean formula?
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
He at the same time announces that his theory rests upon a principle opposed to the “Homo Mensura” of Protagoras.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
At an early part of the period to which this chapter belongs, the famous volume entitled “Ecce Homo” was published.
Recollections of a Long Life|John Stoughton
His last book, “Ecce Homo,” an autobiography, contains all the premonitory symptoms of the threatening tragedy.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea