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[โ€“] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Hominini is not the same thing as hominin, in short. Hominins are more properly known as the subtribe hominina of the tribe hominini.

I know, it's obnoxious. It's like some of these dudes are just making names up as they go along.

[โ€“] 5too@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Okay, that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification!