Definition/Meaning of primate

• English - Noun: primate (plural primates) A mammal of the order Primates , comprising of ape s (including human s), monkey s, lemur s, tarsier s, lorisid s, and galago s. Primates range from lemurs to gorillas. (informal) An anthropoid ; ape including human . primate (plural primates) In the Catholic Church , a rare title conferred to or claimed by the see s of certain archbishop s, or the highest-ranking…
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. First attested in 1876. From French primate , from the substantivization of Latin prīmās, prīmātis (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”), same as Etymology 2. So named due to the belief that primates are the highest order of mammals or animals. Etymology 2. First attested in c. 1275. From Middle English primat(e) , from Old French primat (French primat), from Late Latin…
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/ , /ˈpɹaɪmət/
• English - Derived terms: euprimate nonprimate pan-primate primatal primatelike primatology primatophilic subprimate superprimate super-primate supraprimate abbot primate archprimate primate city Primate of All England Primate of England Primate of the Gauls primateship primatical prince-primate
• French - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /pʁi.mat/