Homo idioticus en · NOUN
Etymology
A pseudotaxonomic name formed by analogy with Homo sapiens. From Latin homō + idiōticus, influenced by English idiotic.
Meanings
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(derogatory, rare, uncountable) Humans as a group, viewed as a foolish species.
"There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus! Who do they pray to - the ghosts?"
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
Relateds
Homo superior · Homo economicus · homo sovieticus · Homo superioris · Homo reciprocans