霊長類(れいちょうるい)

れいちょうるい
noun
primates
1. primates
The order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians (such as lemurs). The Japanese term literally means 'chief of spirits/souls class,' reflecting the traditional view of primates as the most intelligent animals.
人間(にんげん)も霊長類(れいちょうるい)の一員(いちいん)だ。
Humans are also members of the primates.
霊長類(れいちょうるい)は高(たか)い知能(ちのう)を持(も)つ。
Primates have high intelligence.
京都大学(きょうとだいがく)の霊長類(れいちょうるい)研究所(けんきゅうじょ)は世界的(せかいてき)に有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute is world-famous.

Japan has a strong tradition of primate research, with Kyoto University's 霊長類(れいちょうるい)研究所(けんきゅうじょ) being a world-leading institution. 霊長(れいちょう) literally means "chief of spirits" — the idea that primates are the most exalted animals.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 霊長類(れいちょうるい)研究(けんきゅう) — primate research
  • 霊長類(れいちょうるい)学(がく) — primatology
  • 霊長類(れいちょうるい)の進化(しんか) — primate evolution

RELATED WORDS:

  • 類人猿(るいじんえん) — anthropoid ape
  • 哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) — mammals
  • 猿(さる) — monkey, ape
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