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- homing guidance/ˈhəʊmɪŋ ˈɡaɪdns/A system in a missile or vehicle that directs it toward a target by sensing signals from or the location of the target itself.nounC2
- homing pigeon/ˈhəʊmɪŋ ˈpɪdʒɪn/A domestic pigeon bred to find its way home over long distances, used historically for carrying messages.nounC1
- hominid/ˈhɒm.ɪ.nɪd/A member of the family Hominidae, which includes modern humans, extinct human species, and all our immediate ancestors (like Australopithecus).adjectivenounLow
- hominin/ˈhɒm.ɪ.nɪn/A member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, which includes modern humans (Homo sapiens) and all our extinct ancestors and close relatives (like australopithecines) after the evolutionary split from the chimpanzee lineage.nounLow
- hominine/ˈhɒm.ɪ.naɪn/Relating to or resembling a human.adjectivenounC2
- hominization/ˌhɒm.ɪ.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/The evolutionary process leading to the development of human characteristics from primate ancestors.nounC2
- hominoid/ˈhɒm.ɪ.nɔɪd/a member of the superfamily Hominoidea, including all living and extinct great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, humans) and lesser apes (gibbons).adjectivenounC2 (Very low frequency, specialized term)
- hominy/ˈhɒm.ɪ.ni/A food made from dried maize kernels that have been treated with an alkali, such as lye or lime, in a process called nixtamalization, resulting in softened, swollen kernels with the hulls removed.nounLow
- hominy grits/ˈhɒm.ɪ.ni ɡrɪts/A coarsely ground porridge made from dried, hulled corn kernels (hominy), particularly a staple food of the American South.nounplural-nounVery Low (Primarily regional/specialist)
- homme/ɒm/An adult male human being; a man.nounLow (in English as a loanword); Very High (in French).
- homme d'affaires/ˌɒm dæˈfeə(r)/A man who is engaged in commercial or industrial business, especially one who holds an executive position.nounMedium (B2-C1)
- homme du monde/ˌɒm djuː ˈmɒnd/A man who is sophisticated, refined, and at ease in fashionable society.nounC2 / Low
- hommel/ˈhɒm(ə)l/A regional and historical term for a male bumblebee.nounVery Low
- hommock/ˈhɒmək/A variant spelling of 'hummock', meaning a small hill or mound of earth, or a ridge or rise in an ice field.nounVery Low
- homo capensis/ˌhəʊməʊ kəˈpeɪnsɪs/A proposed extinct subspecies or distinct form of early human (genus Homo), based on skull fossils found in South Africa, sometimes linked to or considered synonymous with Homo heidelbergensis or early archaic Homo sapiens in the region.nounVery Low
- homo erectus/ˌhəʊməʊ ɪˈrɛktəs/An extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene epoch, characterized by a fully upright posture and bipedal gait.nounC2
- homo floresiensis/ˌhəʊməʊ flɔːrɛzɪˈɛnsɪs/An extinct species of small-statured, archaic human discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores, commonly nicknamed 'the Hobbit'.nounC1
- homo habilis/ˌhəʊməʊ ˈhæbɪlɪs/The name of an extinct species of early human, considered the first to make and use stone tools.nounLow frequency; technical/specialist
- homo heidelbergensis/ˌhəʊməʊ ˌhaɪdəlˈbɜːɡənzɪs/An extinct species or subspecies of archaic human that lived in Europe and possibly Africa, named after the city of Heidelberg, Germany.nounC1
- homo naledi/ˌhəʊməʊ nəˈleɪdi/An extinct species of hominin discovered in the Rising Star Cave system in South Africa, characterized by a unique mosaic of primitive and modern human-like anatomical features.nounSpecialized / C2
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