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primate

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




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An average primate also has a much tougher time than an average bird adapting to cities, the most complex environments on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In fact, Mr. Lefebvre notes many striking similarities between avian and primate intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

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

This research is among the first to connect a natural behavior in a wild primate with changes in both ectoparasites and the gut microbiome.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Very few people on earth had seen Ebola do its work on a primate, but she knew exactly what it could do.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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