primate
(Inglés)
- A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
- (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape (including human) or monkey.
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/
Etimología (Inglés)
In summary
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.
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