Definitions for primatespraɪˈmeɪ tiz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Pri•ma•tespraɪˈmeɪ tiz(n.)
the order comprising the primates.
Category: Mammals, Taxonomy, Biology
Origin of Primates:
1765–75; < NL, pl. of L prīmās. See primate
Princeton's WordNet
Primates, order Primates(noun)
an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
Webster Dictionary
Primates(u)
the highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci
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