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Q. What is the scientific name of human beings?
Answer: Homo sapiens
Notes: In taxonomy, Homo sapiens is the only extant human species. The name is Latin for "wise man" and was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus. Humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina.

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