primate

Definitions of primate
  1. noun
    any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
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    quadrumane, scimmia
    any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
    ominide
    a primate of the family Hominidae
    quadrumane, scimmia
    any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
    lemuride, proscimmia
    primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
    lemure
    large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
    uomo
    any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
    pitecantropo
    former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
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    placentati
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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