primate
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Apers believe Bigfoot is just a primate unknown to science while Woo-Woos think Bigfoot is some sort of interdimensional traveller - an alien of sort.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
It is widely considered the oldest archaic primate.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
When a squirrel takes on your bird feeder, it’s using the same evolutionary tool kit your primate ancestors developed.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 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
We pulled the buzzer for the guy to stop the contraption at the primate house, and John had to help Mr. Pignati get off.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
Vocabulary lists containing primate
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The Pigman
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