Primatesn.

Brit.

/prʌɪˈmeɪtiːz/, U.S.

/praɪˈmeɪdiz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Primates.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Primates, order name ( Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 16), specific use of classical Latin prīmātēs , plural of prīmās primate n.¹ Compare slightly later primate n.¹ 3.For the semantic motivation of the scientific Latin word compare:1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 138 This was a sufficient motive for Linnaeus to give it the title of a Primas, to rank it in the same order with mankind.1785 W. F. Mavor New Dict. Nat. Hist. at Bat From this peculiarity, Linnaeus gave the Bat the title of a primas, and raised this contemptible animal to the same order with the human species.

Zoology.

With singular agreement. An order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, which in general have relatively rounded skulls and flattened faces, short jaws and noses, forward-facing eyes, and an opposable digit on each foot (except in humans), and which are typically agile tree-dwellers. Cf. primate n.¹ 3.In Linnaeus' classification the order also included the bats.

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

Primates1768

Quadrumana1819

1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. 115 Linnæus has classed this animal [sc. the bat] in the same order with mankind; and has honored both, with the common title of Primates, or chiefs of the creation.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 299 He [sc. Linnæus] gives them names that are not easy of translation: Primates..; Bruta..; Feræ..; Glires..; Pecora..; Belluæ..; Cete.

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 507/2 In the Systema Naturæ, Man (Homo) is ranked as a distinct genus of the order Primates.

1850 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 139 He [sc. Linnæus] placed man at the head of his Order of Primates.

1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man xxiv. 474 All modern naturalists, who retain the order Primates, agree to exclude from it the bats or cheiroptera.

1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) i. iii. 24/1 Apart from the human species, there is nothing particularly chieftainly about the order Primates.

2004 New Scientist 11 Sept. 12/4 The genus Homo belongs to the family Hominidae, which is part of the order Primates, which in turn belongs to the class Mammalia.

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

单词	primates
释义	Primatesn. Brit. /prʌɪˈmeɪtiːz/, U.S. /praɪˈmeɪdiz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Primates. Etymology: < scientific Latin Primates, order name ( Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 16), specific use of classical Latin prīmātēs , plural of prīmās primate n.¹ Compare slightly later primate n.¹ 3.For the semantic motivation of the scientific Latin word compare:1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 138 This was a sufficient motive for Linnaeus to give it the title of a Primas, to rank it in the same order with mankind.1785 W. F. Mavor New Dict. Nat. Hist. at Bat From this peculiarity, Linnaeus gave the Bat the title of a primas, and raised this contemptible animal to the same order with the human species. Zoology. With singular agreement. An order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, which in general have relatively rounded skulls and flattened faces, short jaws and noses, forward-facing eyes, and an opposable digit on each foot (except in humans), and which are typically agile tree-dwellers. Cf. primate n.¹ 3.In Linnaeus' classification the order also included the bats. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] Primates1768 Quadrumana1819 1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. 115 Linnæus has classed this animal [sc. the bat] in the same order with mankind; and has honored both, with the common title of Primates, or chiefs of the creation. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 299 He [sc. Linnæus] gives them names that are not easy of translation: Primates..; Bruta..; Feræ..; Glires..; Pecora..; Belluæ..; Cete. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 507/2 In the Systema Naturæ, Man (Homo) is ranked as a distinct genus of the order Primates. 1850 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 139 He [sc. Linnæus] placed man at the head of his Order of Primates. 1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man xxiv. 474 All modern naturalists, who retain the order Primates, agree to exclude from it the bats or cheiroptera. 1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) i. iii. 24/1 Apart from the human species, there is nothing particularly chieftainly about the order Primates. 2004 New Scientist 11 Sept. 12/4 The genus Homo belongs to the family Hominidae, which is part of the order Primates, which in turn belongs to the class Mammalia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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