Толковый словарь английского языка - primate
Primate
primate
noun Etymology: Middle English primat, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin primat-, primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus Date: 13th century a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation, one first in authority or rank ; leader , any of an order (Primates) of mammals that are characterized especially by advanced development of binocular vision, specialization of the appendages for grasping, and enlargement of the cerebral hemispheres and that include humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers), ~ship noun primatial adjective
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n. 1 any animal of the order Primates, the highest order of mammals, including tarsiers, lemurs, apes, monkeys, and man. 2 an archbishop. Phrases and idioms Primate of All England the Archbishop of Canterbury. Primate of England the Archbishop of York. Derivatives primatial adj. primatology n. (in sense 1). Etymology: ME f. OF primat f. L primas -atis (adj.) of the first rank f. primus first, in med.L = primate ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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