Thesaurus:primate

Thesaurus

primate

English

Noun

Sense: a mammal of the order Primates, including lemurs, monkeys, apes and humans

Synonyms

• primate

Hyponyms

• ape    [⇒ thesaurus]
• baboon
• bonobo
• bushbaby
• chimpanzee
• galago
• gelada
• gibbon
• gorilla
• great ape    [⇒ thesaurus]
• hominid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• human    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lemur
• loris
• macaque
• mandrill
• marmoset
• monkey    [⇒ thesaurus]
• orangutan
• prosimian
• siamang
• tamarin
• tarsier

Hypernyms

• mammal    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Category:Primates
  • Category:Hominids
  • Category:Monkeys
  • Category:Prosimians

Further reading

• “primate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.