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Hominin is a valid word, it refers to the larger group of humans and proto-human ancestors which are part of the homo genus.
by InclinedPlane 12y ago
Hominin is a valid word, it refers to the larger group of humans and proto-human ancestors which are part of the homo genus.
- jrochkind1 12y agoSo the author meant... in the classic style of humans and their proto-human ancestors? Uh...
- InclinedPlane 12y agoI suspect not. But it's still a valid word.
- jwmerrill 12y agoYes, the author meant that searching for explanations is a basic human instinct.
- bjxrn 12y agoI think you are thinking of "hominid".
- cabalamat 12y agoHominid used to mean that, but now it includes the great apes. Hominin is the current term for the human branch that split from the chimpanzee branch about 6 million years ago.