primate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
primate
n.
any highly developed mammal that engages in complex behaviors and social interaction (such as man, monkeys, etc.); archbishop; high cardinal
Primate
A
primate ( ) is a
mammal of the
order Primates ( ;
Latin: "prime, first rank"). In
taxonomy, primates include two distinct lineages,
strepsirrhines and
haplorhines. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment. Most primate species remain at least partly
arboreal.
primate
Noun
1. a senior clergyman and dignitary
(synonym) archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate
(hypernym) priest
(hyponym) Inge, William Ralph Inge, the Gloomy Dean
2. any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
(hypernym) placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
(hyponym) simian
(member-holonym) Primates, order Primates
Primat (der)
nm.
primacy, superiority, supremacy; supreme authority of the Pope; any highly developed mammal that engages in complex behaviors and social interaction (such as man, monkeys, etc.)
primate
nm.
primate, any highly developed mammal that engages in complex behaviors and social interaction (such as man, monkeys, etc.)
