English dictionary

Primates

/pr/aI/'m/eI/t/i/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings

noun.animal

Synonyms order primates

Source: WordNet 3.0
The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. <u>Pitheci</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913