primate
/ˈpraɪmeɪt/VCE📚 11655 1六级托福A primate is a member of the group of mammals that includes humans, monkeys, and apes. 灵长目动物
noun [专属名词]灵长目动物（包括人、猴子等）；大主教；首领
The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.
绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长目动物。
adjective [原级]灵长目动物的；大主教的
...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.
…全爱尔兰罗马天主教大主教。
prim(第一) + ate → 人类最初祖先 → 灵长类
单词造句:
- 网友用“Primate”造句精选
- You won't ever find feathers on a mammal or gills on a primate. 你在哺乳动物身上找不到羽毛，在灵长类动物身上找不到腮。
- In this case, the animals were lemurs –a type of primate related to monkeys and apes. 在此项案例中，被实验的动物是狐猴——这是一种与猴子和猿有关的灵长目动物。