Definition of nonsapiens
:of, relating to, or being any of the extinct men that are usually treated as distinct from recent man at a species or higher level
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nonsapiens
adjective
non·sapi·ens
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(ˈ)nän¦sapēənz
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- sāp- also -ēˌenz or -ēˌen(t)s
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Origin and Etymology of nonsapiens
1non- + New Latin sapiens (specific epithet of Homo sapiens) from Latin sapient-, sapiens wise
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