Noun: primate 'prI,meyt or prI-mut
- Any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
"Humans and chimpanzees are both primates"
- A senior clergyman and dignitary
"The primate led the procession into the basilica";
- archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate
Derived forms: primates
Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal, priest
Part of: order Primates, Primates
Encyclopedia: Primate, Saskatchewan