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primate
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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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
prīmātus), whence, partly through (O)F.
primatie,
primacy XIV.
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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...
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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...
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 "Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH)")
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Primate research slow but not stopped: Specially bred mice, tissue cultures cut use of apes, monkeys.
Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH); 3/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...for its surplus primates. Primate use fell as researchers...Harding, director of primate resources for the...centers, the use of primates has increased...of HIV. So more primates are likely to cross...Ohio State's Primate Research Center...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PRIMATES LEND HOPE FOR HUMAN BEHAVIOR.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/11/1990; 700+ words
; ...University of Wisconsin's primate research center, has been observing primates for years and recently began...papers discussing the complex primate social life he has discovered...comparing humans with the other primates, especially when it comes...
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Primates on the brink
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 4/14/2005; 700+ words
; ...monkeys, lemurs and other primates - face increasing peril...released last Thursday. "Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates - 2004- 2006" reveals...one in four, of the 625 primate species and subspecies are...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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 "Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Primate
Book article from: Biology
Primate The order Primates includes prosimians...understanding of primate behavior. She showed...that are undisputed primates are from a warm...urgency to preserve primates because they inform...About one-third of primate species are in danger...
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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...
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primate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
primate member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes humans, apes , monkeys , and prosimians, or lower primates. The group can be traced to the...inhabit warm climates. All higher primates and some prosimians display some...
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Primates, Non-Human
Book article from: Space Sciences
...Surprisingly few non-human primates have been used in the more...of twenty-nine non-human primates have flown in space; of these...recovery systems. The non-human primate was selected because of its...systems for humans. Non-human primates provided significant information...
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