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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Primates

/prīm'-ātsˌ/ · Pri·ma·tes · IPA /ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/
01 n. pl. The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.
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    The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.(Zool.) See: Pitheci