Primate and Primates

Primate

Primate noun - Any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet.
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Primates and primate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Primates" instead a noun "Primate".

Nearby Words: primal, primacy

Primates

Primates noun - An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings.
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Primate and primates are semantically related. You can use "Primate" instead a noun "Primates".
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