infrahuman
/ˌɪnfrəˈhjuːmən/
adjective
- Below the level of human beings in the evolutionary or developmental scale; less than human.
- In the story, the aliens were portrayed as infrahuman creatures with no emotions.
- The researcher studied infrahuman species to understand basic social behaviors.
- Some philosophers debate whether certain animals have infrahuman consciousness.
Antonyms
noun
- A creature or being that is below the human level; a non-human animal or lower life form.
- In mythology, infrahumans often serve as servants to the gods.
- The zoo's exhibit focused on infrahumans like apes and monkeys.
- The documentary compared the intelligence of humans and infrahumans.