Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The first Linnean order of Mammalia, composed of the four genera Homo, Simia, Lemur, and Vespertilio, or man, monkeys, lemurs, and bats.
- Now, the first or highest order of Mammalia, including man, monkeys, and lemurs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf.
pitheci .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
primate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
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Examples
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As one might expect, primates without color vision tend to have furry faces and hands and thus less need to perceive skin color; primates with color vision are more “naked” in this respect, humans most of all.
Why the Eyes Have It 2009
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As one might expect, primates without color vision tend to have furry faces and hands and thus less need to perceive skin color; primates with color vision are more “naked” in this respect, humans most of all.
Why the Eyes Have It 2009
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Simons said a large size difference between sexes in primates is a sign they live in large social groups.
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Studies of other key behavioral genes in primates produced similar results; according to Suomi, assays of the SERT gene in other primates studied to date, including chimps, baboons, and gorillas, turned up “nothing, nothing, nothing.”
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Studies of other key behavioral genes in primates produced similar results; according to Suomi, assays of the SERT gene in other primates studied to date, including chimps, baboons, and gorillas, turned up “nothing, nothing, nothing.”
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The suffering caused by inequality is quite real, and it shows up in primates as well.
Envy, Happiness, and Social Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Certain primates use tools; even Caledonian crows do.
June « 2010 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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Furthermore, the EBLN of a ground squirrel was formed by a recent integration event, whereas those in primates must have been formed more than 40 million years ago.
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Animal nature and therefore sexuality has been documented to spread to all different types of family organizations — this includes difference in primates:
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Certain primates use tools; even Caledonian crows do.
Sacred? To Whom? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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