primates

A noun referring to a senior clergyman or dignitary, or any placental mammal of the order Primates, characterized by good eyesight and flexible hands and feet.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um alto dignitário religioso, como um arcebispo ou bispo com primazia, ou qualquer mamífero placentário da ordem dos primatas, caracterizado por boa visão e mãos e pés flexíveis.

1. Senior clergyman C1 formal

   A high-ranking bishop or archbishop who holds a position of authority within a church hierarchy.

   • The primate of England presided over the ceremony.
   • The archbishop serves as the primate of the national church.
   • The primate delivered a sermon on unity and peace.

   🇵🇹Primaz

   Sinônimos: archbishopmetropolitanprelate

2. Mammal of the order Primates B2 formal

   Any placental mammal belonging to the order Primates, characterized by good eyesight, flexible hands and feet, and a relatively large brain.

   • Humans, apes, and monkeys are all primates.
   • The zoo has a new exhibit featuring several primates.
   • Primates are known for their social behavior and intelligence.

   🇵🇹Primata

• primates plural form
• primates' possessive plural form
• primate's possessive singular form

nome próprio

An order of mammals that includes lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and human beings, characterized by forward-facing eyes, grasping hands, and complex social behavior.

• 🇵🇹Ordem de mamíferos que inclui lêmures, társios, macacos, grandes símios e humanos, caracterizada por olhos voltados para frente, mãos preênseis e comportamento social complexo.

1. Biological order B2 formal scientific

   An order of mammals that includes lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by forward-facing eyes, grasping hands, and complex brains.

   • Primates are known for their advanced cognitive abilities.
   • The study of primates helps us understand human evolution.
   • Many species of primates are endangered due to habitat loss.

   🇵🇹Primatas

• primates' possessive singular form