Why there is two sapiens in scientific name of human being
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Because sapiens means wise or knowing so our scientific name translate as wiseman
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The scientific name for modern humans is Homo sapiens sapiens. The name was coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Our genus name, Homo, is Latin for “human being”, while our species, sapiens, means “wise” or “knowing”. Therefore, our scientific name translates as “wise man”.
The scientific name for modern humans is Homo sapiens sapiens. The name was coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Our genus name, Homo, is Latin for “human being”, while our species, sapiens, means “wise” or “knowing”. Therefore, our scientific name translates as “wise man”.
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