is there a synonym for "non human"...i.e. for animals and lifeforms not including humans?

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is there a synonym for "non human"...i.e. for animals and lifeforms not including humans?

2006-10-18 00:44:23 · 4 answers · asked by worldpeace 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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As the previous poster said, 'ab hominum' is the latin term.

I'll invent a new one here...

'Hetero Sapien' ???

would that work?

2006-10-18 01:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by lmn78744 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Mechanism

2006-10-18 07:47:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

beast/s (noun) or bestial (adjective)

the word abomination comes from Latin ab hominum (non human) but is used in English to mean something causing hatred or disgust

2006-10-18 07:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by angle_of_deat_69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Non-primate might work for your application. You would also lose apes, etc.

2006-10-18 09:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Kes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋