Primate



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GRE 红宝书

• n. 灵长类 ( 动物)
• ［英］ n. 灵长类 ( 动物) ( any of an order of mammals comprising humans, apes, monkeys)
• ［记］ prim ( 最早的) +ate -> 最早的动物 -> 灵长类

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English primat, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin primat-, primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus
• Date: 13th century
• 1. often capitalized a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
• 2. archaic one first in authority or rank ; leader
• 3. \［New Latin Primates, from Latin, plural of primat-, primas\］ any of an order (Primates) of mammals that are characterized especially by advanced development of binocular vision, specialization of the appendages for grasping, and enlargement of the cerebral hemispheres and that include humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers)
• ? primateship noun
• ? primatial adjective

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