primates
NounUS[prahy-meyts]/ˈpraɪˌmeɪts/2 syllables
Synonyms:
order Primates
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beingsSynonyms: order PrimatesType of animal orderMember of Eutheria, subclass EutheriaMembers Tarsioidea, Omomyid, Adapid, Strepsirhini, Prosimii, Lemuroidea, primate, Anthropoidea
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pri·ma′tes plural noun
Origin: NL.
Zoology The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54