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primate

noun as in mammal of the order Primate

noun as in archbishop

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They focused on primates - and apes in particular - in order to build an evolutionary picture of the origin of the human kiss.

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Even though I’ve always been a fan of how big Autumn’s yard is, I’m now realizing how inconvenient it is when chasing a tiny primate.

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Learning how primates update their beliefs could reshape ideas about how children learn and even how artificial intelligence systems are designed.

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Students must do a training stint in each of four main categories — carnivore, herbivore, bird and primate — so they may wind up working with animals they find unpleasant.

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The Los Angeles Zoo has announced the birth of a baby boy Bornean orangutan, the first such primate baby at the zoo in almost 15 years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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