What does Latin “homo sapiens” literally mean?

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The name “homo sapiens” was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.

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Republic of Ireland

95%

Ukraine

93%

Estonia

93%

Poland

89%

2549

Russia

86%

120

Italy

84%

10%

521

the United Kingdom

76%

16%

Brazil

72%

19%

Spain

71%

10%

Greece

70%

11%

Belgium

67%

11%

12%

France

66%

20%

the United States

65%

13%

Austria

64%

15%

Germany

63%

15%

479

Canada

53%

30%

15%

the Netherlands

51%

29%

14%

Switzerland

46%

21%

32%

India

31%

36%

10%

Australia

22%

40%

18%

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When was the Great Britain separated from the European continent and became an island?

About 10 million years ago

About 1 million years ago

About 100,000 years ago

About 8,000 years ago

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