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primate
primate member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes humans, apes , monkeys , and prosimians, or lower primates. The group can be traced to the late Cretaceous period, where members were forest dwellers. As a whole, they are arboreal, although a few species are terrestrial; nearly all i... Read more
tarsier
tarsier , small, nocturnal, forest-dwelling prosimian primate , genus Tarsius. There are at least three species found in the Philippines, in Sumatra and Borneo, and in Sulawesi. Tarsiers are about 6 in. (15 cm) long with a 10 in. (25 cm) hairless tail, and weigh about 4.5 oz (130 g). The body is ... Read more
aye-aye
aye-aye , name for an aberrant primate, Daubentonia madagascariensis, related to the lemurs but distinguished by its specialized teeth and fingers. A large nocturnal and arboreal primate, it is found in dense bamboo forests in two isolated regions of Madagascar. The aye-aye is about the size of ... Read more
Robert Mearns Yerkes
Robert Mearns Yerkes , 1876-1956, American psychologist, b. Bucks co., Pa., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1898; Ph.D.1902). He taught (1902-17) at Harvard, served (1919-24) on the National Research Council, and held a post as professor of psychobiology at Yale (1924-44). He also founded (1929) and directed th... Read more
anthropometry
anthropometry , technique of measuring the human body in terms of dimensions, proportions, and ratios such as those provided by the cephalic index . Once the standard approach to racial classification and comparing humans to other primates, the technique is now used for deciding the range of clothi... Read more
bush baby
bush baby name for several small, active nocturnal primates of the loris family, found in forested parts of Africa. Bush babies, also called galagos, form the subfamily Galaginae. The smallest are about 1 ft (30 cm) long, including the long, furry tail. All have fluffy fur, small pointed faces wi... Read more
hand
hand terminal part of the forelimb in primates. The human hand consists of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and thumb. In humans and other primates, the thumb is opposable, i.e., it can be moved into a position opposite to the other four digits. Opposable thumbs make possible precise movements such a... Read more
insectivore
insectivore , term broadly given to any insect-eating animal or plant. More specifically, the term refers to mammals of the order Insectivora (see Chordata ), including the shrew , mole , hedgehog , tenrec , and solenodon . Insectivores are small animals, ranging from 2 to 16 in. (5-40 cm) in ... Read more
loris
loris name for slow-moving, nocturnal, arboreal primates of the family Lorisidae, found in India, Sri Lanka, and SE Asia. Lorises have round heads, large round eyes, and furry bodies. They have no tails, and their index fingers are vestigial. Lorises move hand over hand through the trees, gripping ... Read more
nail
nail in anatomy, the horny outgrowth shielding the tip of the finger and the toe in humans and most other primates. The nail consists of dead cells pushed outward by dividing cells in the root, a fold of epidermis at the base of the nail (see skin ). The hard material in nail cells is the tough pr... Read more

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Primates
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science Primates The mammals (warm-blooded animals) called primates include the lower primates (lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers) and the higher primates (monkeys, apes, and humans). Mostly occurring in tropical areas, primates first evolved...
primate
Book article from: World Encyclopedia primate Regional head of an episcopally structured church hierarchy...describe the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is ‘Primate of all England’, and the Archbishop of York, who is ‘Primate of England’.
Animals: Primate Diets
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...members of the Primate order and are...When speaking of Primates as an order...Role of Diet in Primate Evolution Most primates are highly arboreal...eating animals, primates do not generally...species of wild primate show that all...
Paleonutrition, Methods of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...studies of living primates, archaeology, paleontology...gatherer societies. Primate Studies The living primates include prosimians...indicates that all primates evolved from insectivore...million years ago. Primate ancestors may have...
Primatology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...center for studying primates that was eventually...and psychologists. Primate species continue to...motivations for studying primates, the similarity between...the social behavior of primates is frequently understood...Expectations that primate sociality was primarily...
human evolution
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...genetic, and historic relationships to other primates . Of all primates, humans bear particularly close affinity...Evolutionary Tree Humans are mammals of the Primate order. The earliest primates evolved about 65 million years ago in the...
Aging
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging ...Gould, 1977). Among primates, Homo sapiens fully...posed by the higher primates. On the one hand...the most "youthful" primate, because their lengthy...outside the womb that most primates develop soon after birth...experimentation with increased primate intelligence, carried...
Prosimians
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Prosimians are the most primitive of the living primates, which also include the monkeys and apes. The...for stereoscopic vision as are the eyes of other primates. Like all primates, prosimians have hands and feet that are capable...
Lorises
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...is not known how long these primates live in the wild, they have...wheeling abandon of many other primates. Moving among the branches...specialized than the thumbs of most primates. It has moved almost exactly...colored triangular faces. This primate is called the slender loris...
Apes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science Apes Apes are a group of primates that includes gorillas, orangutans...and gibbons. These are the primate species that are the most closely...that set them apart from other primates: they have an appendix, lack...found in the skeletons of other primates. Gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla...

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Primate
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Primate. The title of the bishop of the ‘first see’, usually the chief bishop of a single state or people. The Abp. of Canterbury is ‘Primate of All England’, the Abp. of York ‘Primate of England’.
Primates
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology Primates (infraclass Eutheria , cohort Unguiculata ) An order of mammals that have...young produced is small and parental care continues long after birth. The Primates are divided into two suborders, Prosimii and Anthropoidea , or Strepsirrhini...
primates
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology primates (zool.) highest order of mammalia. XVIII. — modL. use of pl. of prīmās ; see prec. Hence primate 2 member of this order. XIX.
primate
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology primate1 chief bishop of a province. XIII. ME. primat — (O)F. — late L. prīmās , -at- , sb. use of L. prīmās of the first rank, chief, f. prīmus first, PRIME2 . So primatial XVII. — F., f. medL. prīmātia (for earlier
Plesiadapiformes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...Plesiadapiformes (cohort Unguiculata , order Primates ) An extinct suborder that comprises...Picrodontidae , which are the earliest known primates and flourished during the Palaeocene...and apart from the fact that they are primates their relationship to later forms is...
York
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...archiepiscopal dignity and its archbishops became primates of the Northern episcopal Province. Under...have precedence and the title ‘Primate of All England’, and that the Abp. of York should be styled ‘Primate of England’. Medieval York...
Plesiadapidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology Plesiadapidae (order Primates , suborder Plesiadapiformes ) An extinct family of primates which lived during the Palaeocene and Lower Eocene and are known...which died out, and they are not ancestral to any of the higher primates.
Plesiadapoidea
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology Plesiadapoidea (order Primates , suborder Plesiadapiformes ) superfamily of Middle Palaeocene to Lower Eocene primates which resembled squirrels in their general appearance and, like squirrels, occupied a rodent-type niche. They are not in line of descent to the higher primates.
Fulton, John Farquhar
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...School in 1929, Fulton organized the first primate laboratory for experimental physiology...aim was to produce and analyze in higher primates such neurological syndromes as hemiplegia...of World War II, the activities of the primate laboratory at New Haven became centered...
Cultural relativity and religion
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...Compared with the social organization of any of the higher primates, human communities are clearly different to a marked degree...x2018;culture’ not only marks humans off from primates: it marks human communities off from each other. Given that...

Thesaurus entries related to "Primate"

primate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus primate • noun  See table. Primates ape aye-aye baboon Barbary ape bonobo bush baby capuchin chimpanzee colobus douroucouli drill gelada gibbon gorilla guenon hamadryas...
monkey
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus monkey • noun   1. synonyms : simian, primate, ape. See table at primate.   2. you little monkey! See rascal. phrases: make a monkey (out) of  she made a monkey out of Clark in front of his friends synonyms...
ape
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ape • noun   synonyms : primate, simian; monkey; technical anthropoid. See table at primate. • verb  he aped Barbara's accent synonyms : imitate, mimic, copy, parrot, do an impression of, parody...

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Primate-to-human retroviral transmission in Asia.(RESEARCH)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...frequent contact with primates in zoos and primate laboratories and...close contact with primates, constitutes strong evidence for primate-to-human transmission...including owning primate pets, observing...activities, hunting primates for bushmeat...
Primates see threat to unity [Emergency meeting]
Magazine article from: Anglican Journal; 11/1/2003; 700+ words ; ...not materialize, nor did the primates commit themselves to creation...Archbishop Michael Peers, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada...to break communion." The primates also asked Archbishop Williams...report within 12 months. The primates' statement was released at...
The Primate Fossil Record
Magazine article from: Journal of Paleontology; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...covers most areas of primate evolution, from the origin of the order Primates to the evolution of...concise summaries of primate origins (D. T. Rasmussen...section "The Origin of Primates" provides a concise...continuing ambiguity of primate origins. His discussion...
Primate Faces and Facial Expressions(*).
Magazine article from: Social Research; 3/22/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...see them thinking. Primates betray their internal...vocabulary" of non-human primate facial expressions? What are their meanings? Primates also display their internal...some representative primate faces, and briefly...facial behavior of other primates. Are facial displays...
Touch in nonhuman primates.(The Communicative Functions of Touch in Humans, Nonhuman Primates, and Rats: A Review and Synthesis of the Empirical Research)
Magazine article from: Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...relationships between nonhuman primates of every sex, age...majority of nonhuman primates socially groom, it is not present among all primate groups. For example...strong in female nonhuman primates. Grooming helps to...continuation of all nonhuman primate species, grooming is...
Exposure to nonhuman primates in rural Cameroon.(Research)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...9). Nonhuman primate ecotourism (e...humans to nonhuman primates of diseases that...keeping nonhuman primate pets has been linked...butchering nonhuman primates have been linked...exposure to nonhuman primates among persons living...a region of high primate biologic diversity...
A Tribute to Primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 3/5/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...his election to primate and power has acted...people. Like all primates before him, the...the USA. All the primates who served in our...leadership and role of primate in our terms alone...benchmark to measure a primate's success or failure...foibles and faults all primates had ...
World's vanishing primates.(Opinion)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 1/26/2000; 700+ words ; ...International and the Primate Specialist Group of...all of the surviving primates on this list were brought...importantly, the total of primate species at risk of extinction...relatives - the nonhuman primates - can help us move in...Survival Commission's Primate Specialist Group. William...
Scientist says 1st primates lived in dinosaur times.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 4/18/2002; 700+ words ; ...speculates primates first appeared...Because the oldest primate fossils ever...000 to 9,000 primate species that...researchers concluded primates in their most...DNA research on primate origins, which dates primates back to 80 million...
Monkeying around with art Primate meeting highlights creative link
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/19/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...juried salute to primates, by human and primate artists, was...because so many primates are endangered...approximately 200 primate species still...The larger the primate, the greater...survive. Most primates live in rain forests...