primate
Meaning
- A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.
- (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape (including human) or monkey.
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pri‧mate
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/
Etymology
From French primate, from Latin primas (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”). So named due to the belief that primates are the “highest” order of mammals/animals. First attested in 1876.
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