Plural of primate
regular plural
The plural of primate is primates.
Forms of primate
| Singular | primate /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | primates /ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Primates in a sentence
- Most primates have a tail and fangs.From the entry tail
- Humans are generalist feeds derived from a long lineage of entomophagous primates.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry entomophagous
- Intense snake fear is prevalent in both humans and other primates.2010, Tigerpaper, volumes 37-38. From the entry snake fear
- So it is to the mutual advantage of social primates to backscratch for each other.1995, Stephen R. Kellert, The Biophilia Hypothesis, page 397. From the entry backscratch
- Primates process protected fruits by holding them in the hand(s) and removing the peel with the incisors.1991, P. W. Lucas, R. T. Corlett, “Quantitative aspects of the relationship between dentitions and diets”, in Julian F. V. Vincent, P. J.…. From the entry peely
Meaning of primate
- noun A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
- noun An anthropoid; ape including human.
- noun In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
Questions about the plural of primate
- What is the plural of primate?
- The plural of primate is primates.
- Is primate countable?
- Primate is a countable noun.
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