One entry found for primate. Main Entry: pri·mate
Pronunciation:
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tFunction: noun
1 : a bishop or archbishop of the highest rank in a district, nation, or church
2 : any of an order of mammals that are characterized by hands and feet that grasp, a relatively large complex brain, and vision in which objects are seen in three dimensions and that includes human beings, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers)
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