“preprimate”的英文意思

单词

preprimate

释义

preˈprimate
[pre- B. 1.]
An evolutionary ancestor of the primates, or an animal showing characteristics that are more highly developed in the primates.
1931E. A. Hooton Up from Ape ii. 67 Our arboreal pre-primate ancestors must have been very closely similar to the existing tree shrews of the Order Insectivora.Ibid. 69 When the insectivorous pre-primate became a hand⁓feeder and a manipulator of objects, it opened up for its descendants a new route of evolutionary progress.1971G. H. Bourne Ape People xiii. 322 The slope of the jaw seemed to be more like that of a modern preprimate known as the tarsier.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“preprimate”的英文意思

“密封轻便泵”英文翻译

“密集式表示”英文翻译

“pre-reflective”的英文意思

“pressel”的英文意思

“pre-primary”的英文意思

相关推荐