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Pat The Pissed Off Primate
Another Black-primate reference.
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Politically-correct version of "Porch Monkey"
People once believed, because of their high cranium, blacks were close cousins to primates.
Black/Simian/Primate eference
Ape reference
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A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions.
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A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone.
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The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church; the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of England.
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Of or pertaining to a primate.
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One of the Primates.
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The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.
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The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy.
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The chief primate.
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A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
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A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas a Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made.
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A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species.
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The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.
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A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys. Sometimes used in the sense of Primates.
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The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.
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