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Webster 1913 Edition


Primates


Pri-ma′tes

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL.]
(Zool.)
The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf.
Pitheci
.

Definition 2024


Primates

Primates

See also: primates and primâtes

Translingual

Proper noun

Primates

  1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Euarchontoglires – the primates, including apes and monkeys.

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primates

primates

See also: Primates and primâtes

English

Noun

primates

  1. plural of primate

French

Noun

primates m

  1. plural of primate

Spanish

Noun

primates

  1. plural of primate