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primates

Pri·ma·tes
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prahy-mey-teez]
    • /praɪˈmeɪ tiz/
    • /ˈpraɪ.meɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahy-mey-teez]
    • /praɪˈmeɪ tiz/

Definitions of primates word

  • noun primates Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 1
  • noun primates any of various omnivorous mammals of the order Primates, comprising the three suborders Anthropoidea (humans, great apes, gibbons, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys), Prosimii (lemurs, loris, and their allies), and Tarsioidea (tarsiers), especially distinguished by the use of hands, varied locomotion, and by complex flexible behavior involving a high level of social interaction and cultural adaptability. 1
  • noun primates Archaic. a chief or leader. 1
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Origin of primates

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < New Latin, plural of Latin prīmās one of the first, chief, principal. See primate

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Parts of speech for Primates

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pronoun
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for primates

noun primates

  • anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
  • apes — Plural form of ape.
  • archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
  • cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
  • cassocks — Plural form of cassock.
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Related words

  • primate

    Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.

  • bush baby

    any of a family (Galagidae) of nocturnal prosimian primates of tropical African forests, with a long, bushy tail and large eyes

  • hallux

    the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.

  • hominid

    any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans) and all their immediate ancestors.

  • monkey

    any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.

  • new world monkey

    any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey.
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