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  [hoh-moh i-rek-tuh s] /ˈhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɛk təs/ noun 1. an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face. 2. a fossil belonging to this species. /ɪˈrɛktəs/ noun 1. an extinct species of primitive man, […]

• Homoerotic

  [hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uh m] /ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm/ noun 1. a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex. /ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪk/ adjective 1. of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire for persons of one’s own sex /ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm/ noun 1. eroticism centred on or aroused by persons of one’s own sex adj. also homo-erotic, 1916, […]

• Homoeroticism

  [hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uh m] /ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm/ noun 1. a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex. /ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm/ noun 1. eroticism centred on or aroused by persons of one’s own sex

• Homo-floresiensis

  [hoh-moh flawr-es-ee-en-sis, flohr-] /ˈhoʊ moʊ ˌflɔr ɛs iˈɛn sɪs, ˌfloʊr-/ noun 1. a possible species of very small, primitive human: its fossils were discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003.

• Homogametic

  [hoh-moh-guh-met-ik, hom-oh-] /ˌhoʊ moʊ gəˈmɛt ɪk, ˌhɒm oʊ-/ adjective, Genetics. 1. producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes. /ˌhəʊməɡəˈmɛtɪk/ adjective 1. (genetics) denoting the sex that possesses two similar sex chromosomes. In humans and many other mammals it is the female sex, possessing two X-chromosomes Compare heterogametic homogametic ho·mog·a·met·ic (hō’mō-gə-mět’ĭk) adj. […]

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