human being

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ/

Noun

human being (plural human beings)

1. A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
2. Any member of the genus Homo, including extinct species.
3. (taxonomic) Homo sapiens sapiens.

Synonyms

• featherless biped
• human
• man
• naked ape
• person
• sapiens
• See also Thesaurus:person

Translations

• French: être humain, humain, humaine, homme
• German: menschliches Wesen, Mensch
• Portuguese: ser humano, homem
• Russian: челове́к
• Spanish: ser humano

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