primate
See also: Primate
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English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
primate (plural primates)
- (zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.
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Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.
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- (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or monkey.
Hyponyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:primate
Translations[edit]
mammal
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French primat, from a noun use of Latin primat-, from primus (“prime, first rank”). Compare English primus, of similar derivation and meaning. [circa 1200]
Noun[edit]
primate (plural primates)
- (ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
- (ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.
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Translations[edit]
archbishop or bishop
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See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
primate m (plural primates)
- primate (mammal)
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Further reading[edit]
- “primate” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Noun[edit]
primate m (plural primates)
- primate (animal)
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
primate m (plural primati)
- primate (ecclesiastical title)
Related terms[edit]
- primati (mammals) (plurale tantum)
- primato (primacy)
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
primate m (plural primates)
- primate (animal)
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