primataladj.n.

Brit.

/prʌɪˈmeɪtl/, U.S.

/praɪˈmeɪdl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Primates n., primate n.¹, -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < either primat- (in Primates n.) or primate n.¹ + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier primatial adj. 2, and (with use as noun) earlier primate n.¹ 3.

Zoology and Physical Anthropology. rare.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of primates (mammals of the order Primates). Cf. primatial adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective]

quadrumanous1704

quadrumane1784

quadrimanous1790

pedimanous1836

quadrumanal1857

primatial1864

primatal1870

cheiropodous1889

primatic1890

1870 V. Cobbold in Athenæum 8 Oct. 468/2 It was..held that either of these groups, as we now know them, might have been separately evolved from more generalized primatal types.

1997 N. Rapport Transcendent Individual x. 196 Edelman's interest..leads him to emphasise ‘the enormous diversity and individuality of brain structure’—something which is specifically mammalian, more specifically primatal, and most specifically human.

†B. n.

A mammal of the order Primates; a primate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate

primate1772

quadrumane1775

pedimane1835

cheiroped1837

primatal1870

1870 V. Cobbold in Athenæum 8 Oct. 468/2 The assumedly missing tertiary primatals constituted a great and natural bar to the popular acceptance of the theory of descent by natural selection.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primatal
释义	primataladj.n. Brit. /prʌɪˈmeɪtl/, U.S. /praɪˈmeɪdl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Primates n., primate n.¹, -al suffix¹. Etymology: < either primat- (in Primates n.) or primate n.¹ + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier primatial adj. 2, and (with use as noun) earlier primate n.¹ 3. Zoology and Physical Anthropology. rare. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of primates (mammals of the order Primates). Cf. primatial adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective] quadrumanous1704 quadrumane1784 quadrimanous1790 pedimanous1836 quadrumanal1857 primatial1864 primatal1870 cheiropodous1889 primatic1890 1870 V. Cobbold in Athenæum 8 Oct. 468/2 It was..held that either of these groups, as we now know them, might have been separately evolved from more generalized primatal types. 1997 N. Rapport Transcendent Individual x. 196 Edelman's interest..leads him to emphasise ‘the enormous diversity and individuality of brain structure’—something which is specifically mammalian, more specifically primatal, and most specifically human. †B. n. A mammal of the order Primates; a primate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate primate1772 quadrumane1775 pedimane1835 cheiroped1837 primatal1870 1870 V. Cobbold in Athenæum 8 Oct. 468/2 The assumedly missing tertiary primatals constituted a great and natural bar to the popular acceptance of the theory of descent by natural selection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1870
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