primate
primate 英 [ˈpraɪmeɪt] 美 [ˈpraɪmɪt, -ˌmet]
n. 大主教；灵长类的动物；首领 adj. 灵长目动物的；首要的
名词复数:primates
- A primate is a monkey, ape, human, or other similar mammal. You've probably visited the primate house at the zoo.
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- n. 大主教；灵长类的动物；首领
- adj. 灵长目动物的；首要的
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1. For this reason, you won’t ever find feathers on a mammal or gills on a primate.
所以你不会在哺乳动物身上找到羽毛，或是在灵长类动物身上找到鳃。
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2. But humans are more social than any other primate, living and moving in large social groups.
但是，人类在大的社会群体中生活和迁徙，比其他任何灵长类动物更具有社会性。
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3. Right before our eyes is exquisite detail of what the little primate looked like.
展现在我们眼前的是这只小灵长类动物样貌的完美细节。
- primate (n.) "high bishop," c. 1200, from Old French primat and directly from Medieval Latin primatem (nominative primas) "church primate," noun use of Late Latin adjective primas "of the first rank, chief, principal," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)).
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