Meanings
Homo superior1
alternative Homo Superior · alternative Homo superioris
- literatureA species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman.First known use 20th c.
You gotta make way¶ for the Homo Superior
1971, “Oh! You Pretty Things”, in Hunky Dory, performed by David Bowie2 more examples
If this was the way of Homo superior, I said, thank God I was another species.
1935, Olaf Stapledon, Odd John, Gollancz, published 2012, page 159Magneto: "The first phase of my plan shall be to show my power... to make Homo sapiens bow to Homo superior!"
1963 September 10, Stan Lee, “X-Men”, in The X-Men, volume 1, number 1, page 11Synonyms: Homo novus
Homo Superior2
plural Homo Superiors
- Alternative letter-case form of Homo superior.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman.
Origin
- Latinhomo superior
- EnglishHomo superior
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).
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Homo superior. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Homo%20superior
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