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Primate vs Omomyid - What's the difference?

primate | omomyid |

In zoology|lang=en terms the difference between primate and omomyid

is that primate is (zoology) a mammal of the order primates , including simians and prosimians while omomyid is (zoology) any member of the family , a diverse group of extinct primates.

As nouns the difference between primate and omomyid

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 omomyid is (zoology) any member of the family , a diverse group of extinct primates.

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) ----

    omomyid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia omomyid)
  • (zoology) Any member of the family , a diverse group of extinct primates.

    • Related terms

    * omomyine