Primatal

//pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A primate. rare

    "‘She was twelve,’ Van added, ‘and I was a male primatal of fourteen and a half, and we just did not care.’"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to primates. rare

Example

More examples

"‘She was twelve,’ Van added, ‘and I was a male primatal of fourteen and a half, and we just did not care.’"

Etymology

From primate + -al. Compare primatial.

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