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primatelike

primatelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a primate.

Adjective

primatelike (comparative more primatelike, superlative most primatelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a primate.
    • The 1967 film of the female Bigfoot mentioned in her review has about 30 seconds with the primatelike creature in question in view, enough to allow a detailed biomechanical analysis by several primate specialists.2009 June 28, “Bigfoot, Seriously”, in New York Times

Forms of primatelike

comparativemore primatelike
superlativemost primatelike

Origin of primatelike

From primate + -like.

Questions about primatelike

What does primatelike mean?
Primatelike means resembling or characteristic of a primate.
What part of speech is primatelike?
Primatelike is an adjective.

Words near primatelike in the dictionary

  1. primatal
  2. primatals
  3. primate
  4. primate cities
  5. primate city
  6. primatelike
  7. primates
  8. primateship
  9. primateships
  10. primatial
  11. primatical

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