primates

[prahy-mey-teez] / praɪˈmeɪ tiz /

NOUN

anthropoid

Synonyms

STRONG

ape baboon chimpanzee gorilla human lemur mammal man monkey orangutan

NOUN

order of mammals

Synonyms

STRONG

anthropoid ape chimpanzee gibbon gorilla hominoid human man monkey orangutan

WEAK

brachiator cercopithecoid great ape

NOUN

archbishop

Synonyms

STRONG

archpriest bishop cardinal metropolitan patriarch priest suffragan

WEAK

clergyperson

Example Sentences

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He said tourist food eaten by macaques was "extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt and dairy" - with primates intolerant of lactose found in "hugely popular" ice-cream.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Eating soil may allow the primates to keep eating junk food by helping to line the gut to prevent irritation from too much sugar and fat, research indicates.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Scientists have uncovered tiny new fossils of Purgatorius, the earliest known relative of all primates, including humans, in a more southern part of North America than ever before.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Squirrels evolved those paws for the same reasons early primates evolved hands: Life in the trees demands it.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The aids virus may well have jumped into the human race from African primates, from monkeys and anthropoid apes.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston