primate

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
2. (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape (including human) or monkey.

Concepten

aap

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apin

primaat

sim

primaten

apen

Synoniemen

monkey

🐒

ape

🐒

prelate

anthropoid

archbishop

high priest

archpriest

hierarch

simian

superior

chief

leader

lemur

macaque

man

👨

bishop

apelike

primary

prime

handed

head

Vertalingen

primate

Primat

primate

primate

primat

Affe

🐒

simia

قرد

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macaco

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πίθηκος

singe

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scimmia

🐒

mico

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primata

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: primate

Verwant aan Engels: primus

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.