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What are humans called?


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Humans:

  1. Homo sapiens is the scientific designation for humans.
  2. The system of binomial nomenclature is used to write scientific names.
  3. Homo is a component of the generic name that denotes the genus, thus humans are members of the genus Homo, and sapiens is a part of a specific epithet that says we are members of the species Sapiens.

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