primates Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
order Primates.
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noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate; archpriest.
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noun any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
primate.
WordNet
Pri*ma"tes noun plural
Etymology
NL.Definitions
(Zoöl.) The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci .
