Homo (disambiguation)

Homo is the taxonomical genus that includes modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens).

Homo may also refer to:

  • Homo, Latin for "man", human being", see Human
  • Homo-, Greek prefix expressing the notion of "same, identical"
    • Homo, an abbreviation for homogenized milk
    • Homo-, in chemistry, a prefix indicating a homolog, an organic analog of next higher straight chain/ring size at some part of molecule
    • Homo (slang), an abbreviation for "homosexual"
  • Homo, a French surname[1]

Proper names:

  • HOMO (journal), a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on human biology
  • HOMO, in chemistry, highest occupied molecular orbital
  • HomO, the Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
  • Homo, wolfhound in Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs

See also

Notes

  1. variants Homeau, Hommeau, Homo, Ommeau, Omo, Omot, Hommeau; a habitational surname, originally of someone from a place named Ecce Homo, found in Northern France (Normandie, Picardie and the Ardennes). (geneanet.org)
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