About Homo Sapiens
"Homo sapiens" is the scientific name for the species of primates to which modern humans belong. The term "Homo" refers to the genus of primates that includes humans, while "sapiens" means "wise" or "intelligent" in Latin. Therefore, "Homo sapiens" translates to "wise human" or "intelligent human".
This scientific name is used to distinguish modern humans from other extinct species of the Homo genus, such as Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthals) or Homo erectus, which were also early ancestors of modern humans.
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