primate

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primate 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 大主教, 灵长目动物

[医] 灵长类

英文释义

n. any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

primate 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 primate 在自然语境里怎么用：

However, this would make Piraha sleep depart far away from the standards well established in our primate group.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

Nonhuman primates like orangutans and macaques, as well as wild boars, have been observed washing their food to cleanse it of sand.

—— Camera Traps Reveal Iberian Lynxes Soaking Their Prey, a First-Ever Discovery Among Carnivores

Our species, Homo sapiens , is the most geographically diverse of all primate species, permanently living on every continent except Antarctica .

—— 'They could spend 4 or 5 hours per day underwater': How humans adapted to the most challenging environments

These two traits clearly differentiate humans from our primate relatives.

—— 'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness

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