primate en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
First attested in 1876. From French primate, from the substantivization of Latin prīmās, prīmātis (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”), same as Etymology 2. So named due to the belief that primates are the highest order of mammals or animals.
Meanings
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A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.
- (informal) An anthropoid; ape including human.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| primates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
super-primate · superprimate · subprimate · primatal · supraprimate · pan-primate · primatophilic · nonprimate · primatelike · primatology · euprimate
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
mandrill · indri · monkey · potto · simian · marmoset · gorilla · prosimian · orangutan · howler monkey · squirrel monkey · owl monkey · woolly monkey · gelada · night monkey · capuchin · lemur · hominid · bushbaby · baboon · entrina · bonobo · tarsier · great ape · galago · gibbon · chimpanzee · aye-aye · ape · tamarin · human being · loris · human · macaque · douroucouli · spider monkey · uakari · siamang · titi · saki
Relateds
:Category:Hominids · :Category:Monkeys · :Category:Prosimians
Synonyms
Translations (69)
sk primát (mammal) · ko 령장류 (mammal) · nb primat (mammal) · is prímati (mammal) · ast primate (mammal) · et primaat (mammal) · az primat (mammal) · sl prvak (mammal) · tr primat (mammal) · cs primát (mammal) · lv primāts (mammal) · tg примат (mammal) · sv primat (mammal) · el πρωτεύον (mammal) · hy պրիմատ (mammal) · ja 霊長類 (mammal) · yi פּרימאַט (mammal) · cmn 靈長目 /灵长目 (mammal) · ky примат (mammal) · fa نخستی (mammal) · kk примат (mammal) · kmr destdar (mammal) · be прыма́т (mammal) · oc primat (mammal) · vi động vật linh trưởng (mammal) · is fremdardýr (mammal) · de Primat (mammal) · sh prìmāt (mammal) · da primat (mammal) · ru прима́т (mammal) · sl primat (mammal) · id primata (mammal) · uz primat (mammal) · mk прима́т (mammal) · lt primatas (mammal) · fr primate (mammal) · pt primata (mammal) · my ပရိုင်းမိတ် (mammal) · cs nehetnatec (mammal) · he פְּרִימָט (mammal) · sh прѝма̄т (mammal) · nn primat (mammal) · th ไพรเมต (mammal) · ko 영장류 (mammal) · ms primat (mammal) · es primate (mammal) · nl primaat (mammal) · pl naczelny (mammal) · kmr prîmat (mammal) · fi kädellinen (mammal) · ota میمون (mammal) · it primate (mammal) · et esikloomaline (mammal) · ro primat (mammal) · vi động vật có tay (mammal) · tk primat (mammal) · hu főemlős (mammal) · uk прима́т (mammal) · sq primat (mammal) · hi नरवानर (mammal) · cmn 靈長目動物 /灵长目动物 (mammal) · fa نخستیسان (mammal) · it primati (mammal) · tt примат (mammal) · ca primat (mammal) · af primaat (mammal) · ar رَئِيسِيَّات (mammal) · bg прима́т (mammal) · ka პრიმატი (mammal)