Primates, order Primates
(noun) an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
primates
plural of primate
Source: Wiktionary
Pri*ma"tes, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.
Pri"mate, n. Etym: [OE. primat, F. primat, L. primas, -atis one of the first, chief, fr. primus the first. See Prime, a.]
1. The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Primates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
