Homo superior

== English == === Alternative forms === Homo Superior, Homo superioris === Etymology === From Latin homo superior (literally “superior human”), modeled after New Latin Homo sapiens (literally “wise human”). Coined by Olaf Stapledon in his novel Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest (1935). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhəʊməʊ suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊmoʊ suːˈpɪɹiɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ) === Proper noun === Homo superior (science fiction) A species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman. [from 20th c.] Synonym: Homo novus For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Homo superior. ==== Hypernyms ==== (species): Primates – order; Haplorhini – suborder; Simiiformes – infraorder; Catarrhini – parvorder; Hominoidea – superfamily; Hominidae – family; Homininae – subfamily; Hominini – tribe; Hominina – subtribe; Homo – genus ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== slan, mutant, superman, overman, übermensch ==== References ==== Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “homo superior n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.