"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.)).
Meaning "animal of the biological order including monkeys and humans" is attested from 1876, from Modern Latin Primates (Linn?us), from plural of Latin primas; so called from supposedly being the "highest" order of mammals (originally also including bats).
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1. The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.
絨毛蜘蛛猿はアメリカ最大の霊長類である。
2.14 per cent of primate species are highly endangered.
14%の霊長類は高度に絶滅危惧状態にある。
3.14 percent of primate species are highly endangered.
14%の霊長類は高度に絶滅危惧状態にある。
4.And any primate can harbor deadly infectious agents.
また、どの霊長類にも致死性感染病原物が潜んでいる。dd> 生命科学?医学の第4次革命
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5. Primate models of amnesia：Contribution of specific medial temporal-lobe areas.