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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From hanging out with primates to early climate warnings, here's a selection of his trailblazing programmes - to mark his 100th birthday - and where to watch them in the UK.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He said tourist food eaten by macaques was "extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt and dairy" - with primates intolerant of lactose found in "hugely popular" ice-cream.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The discovery is offering fresh insight into how primates first evolved and spread across the continent.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Because of this demand, they rank among the most heavily trafficked primates in the world.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

There is some preliminary, still fragmentary evidence for important pheromones in primates.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas