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n. - An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings.

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  • To this order is given the name Primates, and our first and second question must be when and whence the Primates began.
  • Have you called a Primates 'meeting next year to see whether Archbishops Akinola and Orombi, in particular, may turn up?
  • We remember that Rowan Williams didn't dare call another Primates Meeting until the little ducks were all in order.
  • Also, an excerpt from "Primates" has been posted at the Asimov's website.
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