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Synonyms for primates

Grammar : Noun
Spell : prahy-mey-teez
Phonetic Transcription : praɪˈmeɪ tiz

Top 10 synonyms for primates
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Définition of primates

Origin :
  • "high bishop," c.1200, from Old French primat and directly from Medieval Latin primatem (nominative primas) "church primate," noun use of Late Latin adjective primas "of the first rank, chief, principal," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)).
  • Meaning "animal of the biological order including monkeys and humans" is attested from 1876, from Modern Latin Primates (Linnæus), from plural of Latin primas; so called from supposedly being the "highest" order of mammals (originally also including bats).
  • noun anthropoid
  • noun order of mammals
  • noun archbishop
Example sentences :
  • We check the human cases, and the primates in the experimental laboratories.
  • Extract from : « Pandemic » by Jesse Franklin Bone
  • One weakness of the primates is the character of their self-consciousness.
  • Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
  • Among none of the first three branches can we look for the ancestors of the Primates.
  • Extract from : « The Last Link » by Ernst Haeckel
  • At this date Clare also had a chapel, which was used at the primates visitation in 1401.
  • Extract from : « Cambridge » by Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
  • Again, the meeting of primates is summoned for early in March.
  • Extract from : « The Vintage » by Edward Frederic Benson
  • "There was at least no seditious talk before the primates came," said Nicholas.
  • Extract from : « The Vintage » by Edward Frederic Benson
  • He went on to tell us that it was not to the advantage of the primates to remain here.
  • Extract from : « The Vintage » by Edward Frederic Benson
  • Sexual selection among the primates has a good deal to do with this.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of Life » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Chevron bones are present in all Primates with well-developed tails.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • In most Primates the condyle is considerably widened, but this is not the case in Man.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
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