sapiens

sapjɛ̃s

sapien, sapienne, sapiennes

Definition

Definition of sapiens - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

espèce humaine

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être humain moderne dans la classification scientifique

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Les sapiens ont développé l'agriculture il y a environ 10 000 ans.

humain

Adjective

taxonomie

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adjectif latin qui qualifie homo dans le nom scientifique de l'humain

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L'espèce Homo sapiens est apparue il y a environ 300 000 ans.

intelligent

sage

linguistique

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forme du pluriel masculin de l'adjectif sapien

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Les individus sapiens montrent une grande diversité culturelle.

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Homo sapiens

nom scientifique latin désignant l'espèce humaine moderne

Les scientifiques classent l'homme moderne sous le nom d'Homo sapiens.

Homo sapiens sapiens

ancienne dénomination scientifique désignant l'être humain moderne actuel

Les scientifiques utilisaient Homo sapiens sapiens pour classer l'homme moderne.

Origin of sapiens

latin, sapiens (sage)

Examples of sapiens in a sentence

Chaque fossile attribué aux sapiens est minutieusement analysé.
Les fossiles retrouvés appartiennent clairement à une population Homo sapiens archaïque.
On compare le crâne de Néandertal à celui d’Homo sapiens moderne.
Les groupes sapiens analysés partagent des pratiques rituelles communes.
Ces communautés sapiens ont développé des systèmes symboliques complexes.

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English:sapiens, sapient, ...
German:Sapiens, sapiens, ...
Italian:sapiens, ...
Spanish:sapiens, ...
Portuguese:sapiens, ...
Chinese:智人, 智慧的, ...
Japanese:サピエンス, 賢い, ...
Arabic:إنسان عاقل, عاقِل, ...
Hebrew:הוֹמוֹ סַפְּיֶינְס, סַפִּיֶּינְס, ...
Russian:сапиенс, разумный, ...
Ukrainian:сапієнс, sapiens, ...
Catalan:sàpiens, sapiens, ...
Danish:sapiens, vis, ...
Dutch:moderne mens, verstandig, ...
Greek:σοφός άνθρωπος, σάπιενς, ...
Hungarian:Homo sapiens, értelmes, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សសម័យទំនើប, មានប្រាជ្ញា, ...
Korean:현생 인류, 사피엔스, ...
Polish:człowiek współczesny, sapiens, ...
Portuguese (BR):sapiens, sábio, ...
Romanian:sapiens, ...
Swedish:sapiens, vis, ...
Thai:มนุษย์ยุคใหม่, ซาเปียนส์, ...
Turkish:Homo sapiens, Bilimsel adlarda insanı niteleyen Latince 'akıllı' anlamında sıfat., ...
Vietnamese:người hiện đại, biết suy nghĩ, ...

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Definition of sapiens - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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