Homo (disambiguation)

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

Homo may also refer to:

Latin and Greek terms

• Homo, Latin for "man", "human being", see Human
  • Homo sapiens
• 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", generally offensive

People with the name

• Amandine Homo (born 1980), former French athlete

Arts, entertainment, and media

• HOMO (journal), a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on human biology
• Homo, wolfhound in Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs

Other uses

• HOMO, in chemistry, highest occupied molecular orbital
• HomO, the Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Homo
• Ecce Homo (disambiguation)
• Homos, an alternate spelling of hummus, a food dip or spread
• Names for the human species