Order Primates (Noun)
Meaning
An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The primates are among the most highly developed and intelligent of mammals and inhabit diverse environments on several continents.
- In order_primates, female and infant relationships are established early and mothers spend months nursing their young.
- Humans and great apes belong to the order_primates, a large group of mammals that also includes lemurs and monkeys.
- Comparative anatomy provides strong evidence of humans' inclusion among other primates in order_primates.
- Although order_primates is not exclusively tropical, the majority of species live in the tropics and are generally arboreal.