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Rule "homo (Homo) erectus"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: homo (Homo) erectus
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>Homo erectus</suggestion> (= extinct hominid, "Homo" needs to be capitalized)?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Homo%20erectus
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The homo erectus is an extinct species of archaic human.
    Correction suggestion: Homo erectus
ID: HOMO_ERECTUS [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)