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primate

[prahy-meyt, prahy-mit] / ˈpraɪ meɪt, ˈpraɪ mɪt /




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The discovery also suggests that the apparent absence of early primate relatives in more southern parts of the Western Interior may have been influenced by sampling bias.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Despite being much more closely related to mice than to monkeys, squirrel evolution followed the primate playbook.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

A primate expert from St Louis Zoo has identified the animals as vervet monkeys, the health department said.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Climate change is what philosopher Timothy Morton calls a hyperobject: something that so massively occupies space and time that our puny primate brains have trouble fathoming them.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

Dan Dalgard drove to the primate building, one more commuter in a sea of morning traffic.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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