primates

2 definitions found

primates - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Primates \Pri*ma"tes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
     The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with
     the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.
     [1913 Webster]

primates - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Primates
      n 1: an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys
           and apes and human beings [syn: Primates, order Primates
           ]