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Homo

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Noun

1. gay, homo, homophile, homosexual

someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

2. homo, human, human being, man

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Homo

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noun plural -mos
informal short for homosexual
noun
Canadian informal
homogenized milk
noun
a genus of hominids including modern man (see Homo sapiens) and several extinct species of primitive man, including Homo habilis and Homo erectus

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Homo

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nounWord forms: plural ˈhominˌes (ˈhɑməˌniz ; hämˈənēzˌ)
any of a genus (Homo) of hominids, consisting of existing humans (H. sapiens) and certain extinct species of humans (H. erectus and H. habilis)
nounWord forms: plural ˈhomos
Slang
homosexual
often a contemptuous term

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Homo

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pref.
Same; like: homophone.
n.
1. A genus of primates that includes modern humans (Homo sapiens) and several extinct species.
2. Used in combination with mock Latin adjectives to indicate a type of person or to characterize humans generally, often for humorous effect: Homo apatheticus.
n. pl. ho·mos
Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a gay man or lesbian.

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