Super-primate
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of superprimate. alt-of, alternative
"The older brain is very old indeed, and in its super-primate form served hominids well during their long hunting-and-gathering period."
- 2 An exemplary primate.
"I'd read in a book about monkeys that the primate nervous system was slow to be turned on and even slower to switch off. If so, Pia was a super-primate in that she took forever to respond but once aroused could never calm down."
Example
More examples"The older brain is very old indeed, and in its super-primate form served hominids well during their long hunting-and-gathering period."
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