The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.
members of the order primates (pry-mate-ees), including prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans.
A group of mammals, characterized by having flexible hands and feet and highly developed brains, and which includes, humans, apes, lemurs, tarsiers and monkeys.
mammals including lemurs, monkeys, apes, and man that have features including grasping hands, flattened nails, relatively large brain, etc.
( pry-mate ees)An order within class Mammalia. Large-brained arboreal mammals with stereoscopic color vision and grasping hands (and sometimes feet). Includes prosimians, monkeys, apes, and hominids.
Mammalian species that include humans, higher order animals, such as chimpanzees and other species.
an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
the Order to which lemurs, tarsiers, galagos, lorises, monkeys, apes and humans belong. (see classification)
The order of mammals including humans, apes, monkeys, and related animals.
The taxonomic order of mammals that includes prosimians (lemurs and tarsiers), monkeys, apes, and humans; characteristics include large brain, stereoscopic vision, and grasping hand.
Monkeys, apes, lemurs, baboons, marmosets, chimps, humans, Homer Simpson.
Primates is an international journal of primatology whose aim is to provide a forum for the elucidation of all aspects of primates in relation to humans and other animals. It publishes original papers that contribute to the development of the scientific study of primates, and its scope embraces work in all fields of investigation, such as morphology, physiology, genetics, psychology, behavior, ecology, sociology, systematics, evolution, and laboratory primate medicine. Original articles as well as review articles, short communications, book reviews, and notes are included.