Added 9 October 2026 primates /ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/ noun Categories: AnimalsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about primates at Wordnik → Where our words come from → An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings. Related Words: apeschimpsmonkeysprosimiananthropoidssimianshomininshominidshominoidslemursgalagos Back to today's word