Homo (disambiguation)

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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-, 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"

People with the name

Arts, entertainment, and media

Other uses

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

See also