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Primate vs Catarrhine - What's the difference?

primate | catarrhine |

As nouns the difference between primate and catarrhine

is that primate is (zoology) a mammal of the order primates , including simians and prosimians or primate can be (ecclesiastical) in the catholic church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription while catarrhine is any animal of this group.

As an adjective catarrhine is

describing the catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward.

primate

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) primate.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) A mammal of the order Primates , including simians and prosimians.
    • ''Primates range from lemurs to gorillas
  • (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or monkey.
    • Hyponyms
    * See also * ape * aye-aye * capuchin * douroucouli * entrina * exarch * galago * gibbon * great ape * howler monkey * human, human being * indri * lemur * loris * marmoset * monkey * night monkey * owl monkey * patriarch * potto * saki * simian * spider monkey * squirrel monkey * tamarin * tarsier * titi * uakari * woolly monkey

    Etymology 2

    (English (m)). Compare (m), of similar derivation and meaning.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
  • (ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.

    • Derived terms

    * Primates * primateship * Primate of All England * Primate of England * Primate of the Gauls

    Related terms

    * primatial * (l)

    See also

    * (l) ----

    catarrhine

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any animal of this group