primate
/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/
A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes, monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos; An anthropoid; ape including human
- plural
- primates
Meanings
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A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos
Humans are the most widespread species of primate.
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An anthropoid; ape including human
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In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscriptionrare
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In the Orthodox Church, the presiding bishop of an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or region. Usually, the expression primate refers to the first hierarch of an autocephalous or autonomous Orthodox church. Less often, it is used to refer to the ruling bishop of an archdiocese or dioceserare
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In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic provincerare