preprimaten.adj.

Brit.

/priːˈprʌɪmeɪt/, U.S.

/priˈpraɪˌmeɪt/,

/priˈpraɪmᵻt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, primate n.¹

Etymology: < pre- prefix + primate n.¹

Zoology.

A. n.

An evolutionary ancestor of the primates; a related animal showing characteristics that are more highly developed in the primates. Also: a prosimian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate > extinct

preprimate1927

1927 W. K. Gregory & M. Hellman in Q. Rev. Biol. 2 444/1 We therefore prefer to accept this direct evidence..rather than to invent entirely hypothetical and unknown stages leading back to unknown stem forms of pre-primates in the Paleocene or Upper Cretaceous.

1931 E. A. Hooton Up from Ape ii. 69 When the insectivorous pre-primate became a hand-feeder and a manipulator of objects, it opened up for its descendants a new route of evolutionary progress.

1971 G. H. Bourne Ape People xiii. 322 The slope of the jaw seemed to be more like that of a modern preprimate known as the tarsier.

1996 New Scientist 18 May 46/2 The pre-primates must have had behaviour patterns quite different from anything we can imagine.

B. adj.

Ancestral to the primates; occurring before the primates in evolutionary development.

ΚΠ

1931 E. A. Hooton Up from Ape ii. 67 Our arboreal pre-primate ancestors must have been very closely similar to the existing tree shrews of the Order Insectivora.

1955 C. Kirkpatrick Family as Process & Instit. i. 29 Humans differ from, at least preprimate, animals in regard to the absence of a mating cycle.

1991 Current Anthropol. 32 414/1 The antiviolent tendency we documented..in villages..might relate, then, to the near absence of violence in pre-primate species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preprimate
释义	preprimaten.adj. Brit. /priːˈprʌɪmeɪt/, U.S. /priˈpraɪˌmeɪt/, /priˈpraɪmᵻt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, primate n.¹ Etymology: < pre- prefix + primate n.¹ Zoology. A. n. An evolutionary ancestor of the primates; a related animal showing characteristics that are more highly developed in the primates. Also: a prosimian. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate > extinct preprimate1927 1927 W. K. Gregory & M. Hellman in Q. Rev. Biol. 2 444/1 We therefore prefer to accept this direct evidence..rather than to invent entirely hypothetical and unknown stages leading back to unknown stem forms of pre-primates in the Paleocene or Upper Cretaceous. 1931 E. A. Hooton Up from Ape ii. 69 When the insectivorous pre-primate became a hand-feeder and a manipulator of objects, it opened up for its descendants a new route of evolutionary progress. 1971 G. H. Bourne Ape People xiii. 322 The slope of the jaw seemed to be more like that of a modern preprimate known as the tarsier. 1996 New Scientist 18 May 46/2 The pre-primates must have had behaviour patterns quite different from anything we can imagine. B. adj. Ancestral to the primates; occurring before the primates in evolutionary development. ΚΠ 1931 E. A. Hooton Up from Ape ii. 67 Our arboreal pre-primate ancestors must have been very closely similar to the existing tree shrews of the Order Insectivora. 1955 C. Kirkpatrick Family as Process & Instit. i. 29 Humans differ from, at least preprimate, animals in regard to the absence of a mating cycle. 1991 Current Anthropol. 32 414/1 The antiviolent tendency we documented..in villages..might relate, then, to the near absence of violence in pre-primate species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1927
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