Definitions for primatespraɪˈmeɪ tiz

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Pri•ma•tespraɪˈmeɪ tiz(n.)

  1. the order comprising the primates.

    Category: Mammals, Taxonomy, Biology

Origin of Primates:

1765–75; < NL, pl. of L prīmās. See primate

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Primates, order Primates(noun)

    an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings

Webster Dictionary

  1. Primates(u)

    the highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci


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