primate

[US]/'praɪmeɪt/
[UK]/'praɪmet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Archbishop of primates

Example Sentences

Primate of all England

the world primate city

Cardinal Glemp, the primate of Poland.

the divergence between primates and other groups.

14 per cent of primate species are highly endangered.

But many primates, including humans, hae a third photopigment, encoded by a second gene on the X chromosome.

There is only one known species of primate that still has a functioning third eyelid, and that is the Calabar angwantibo (closely related to lorises) which lives in West Africa.

Any of several small, slow-moving, nocturnal prosimian primates of the genera Loris and Nycticebus of tropical Asia, having dense woolly fur, large eyes, and a vestigial tail.

Real-world Examples

The Virunga Mountains are home to some famous and endangered primates.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

As grassland specialists, they're the fastest-running primates in the world.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

This ancestor looks more like today's Old World monkeys, but still a primate.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

It's a legendary primate some people believe exists in the Himalayas and adjacent frozen lands.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: April 2018 Compilation

We've got bigger butt muscles than other primates.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2019 Collection

So being practical primates, they throw whatever they have in easy supply, and that means poo.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

Ladies and gentlemen. Primates of all ages.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

Or can other primates do it, too?

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American January 2022 Collection

One area of paleoanthropological study involves the eating and dietary habits of hominids, erect bipedal primates—including early humans.

Source: Master TOEFL Vocabulary in 7 Days

It describes the playful behavior of these primates.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

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