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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Primates were already around by the time the asteroid struck, in a Northern Hemisphere spring 66 million years ago.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

Action for Primates, a UK-based advocacy project, assisted police in the investigation.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Primates aren’t the only exotic animals popular here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Primates are known to use their red colour traits for communication with other members of their species, for example in signalling information about fertility or rank in the social hierarchy.

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

Primates — monkeys, chimps, baboons, humans — have the biggest brains of all mammals.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell