primate

(noun)

noun

1. a senior clergyman and dignitary

Similar word(s): archpriest, hierarch, prelate

Definition categories: person, priest

2. any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

Definition categories: animal, eutherian, placental

Sentences with primate as a noun:

- Primates range from lemurs to gorillas