Main Entry: ¹ho·mo

Pronunciation: \ˈhō-(ˌ)mō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural homos

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: New Latin Homin-, Homo, from Latin, human being — more at homage

Date: 1591

: any of a genus (Homo) of hominids that includes modern humans (H. sapiens) and several extinct related species (as H. erectus and H. habilis)