PRIMATE


Meaning of PRIMATE in English

(~s)

1.

A ~ is a member of the group of mammals which includes humans, monkeys, and apes.

The woolly spider monkey is the largest ~ in the Americas.

N-COUNT

2.

The Primate of a particular country or region is the most important priest in that country or region.

...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.

N-COUNT: usu the N of n

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