primate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pri·mate /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ noun [countable] HBAa member of the group of animals that includes humans and monkeys 灵长目动物〔包括人、猴子等〕
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primate• In Sarawak, travelers will visit Bako National Park, known for its birds, primates and pitcher plants.• Presumably, these relatively open habitats favored larger groups as they did for chimps and baboons, the two other open-country primates.• Here we show that the P3A exon is present only in primates and man and it is conserved through primate evolution.• In primates it seems to be based on social rank.• Other primates laugh by panting rapidly.• Demonstrations have been held at the primate centre run by the University of California-Davis.• Providing one sticks to primates there is much scope for successful extrapolation.• However, the hierarchies of hens and of various primates share many features in common.Pri·mate /ˈpraɪmət/ noun [countable] RRCthe most important priest in a country, especially in the Church of England 〔尤指英国国教的〕大主教 SYN archbishopOrigin primate (1100-1200) Old French primat, from Medieval Latin primas “archbishop”, from Latin, “leader”, from primus; → PRIME1pri·mate nounPri·mate nounChineseSyllable
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Primate
Pri‧mate /ˈpraɪmət, ˈpraɪmɪt/
noun [countable]
the most important priest in a country, especially in the Church of England
SYN archbishop
Pri‧mate /ˈpraɪmət, ˈpraɪmɪt/
noun [countable]the most important priest in a country, especially in the Church of England
SYN archbishop
primate
pri‧mate /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ noun [countable]
pri‧mate /ˈpraɪmeɪt/
noun [countable] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: primat, from Medieval Latin primas 'archbishop', from Latin, 'leader', from primus; ⇨ prime1
a member of the group of animals that includes humans and monkeys
Language: Old French
Origin: primat, from Medieval Latin primas 'archbishop', from Latin, 'leader', from primus; ⇨ prime1
