primatology

noun

pri·ma·tol·o·gy | \ ˌprī-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē

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Definition of primatology

: the study of primates especially other than recent humans (Homo sapiens)

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Other Words from primatology

primatological \ ˌprī-mə-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

\ adjective

primatologist \ ˌprī-mə-ˈtä-lə-jist

\ noun

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Recent Examples on the Web In the ’60s, with primatology a fashionable area of academic study, a University of Oklahoma psychologist and his wife, Maurice and Jane Temerlin, decided to raise a chimpanzee as a human being, as an experiment in nature vs. nurture. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘Lucy the Human Chimp’ Review: Monkey Business," 27 Apr. 2021 Over the past six decades, the now 85-year-old English researcher has revolutionized the entire field of primatology. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Immerse Yourself in Jane Goodall’s Wondrous, Chimpanzee-Filled Life," 8 Jan. 2020 The sociobiologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, for instance, found that previously established conclusions in primatology research were upended when women began entering the field and spotting the biases of previous (white, male) researchers. — Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, "Female Scientists Are Bearing the Brunt of Quarantine Child-Rearing," 22 May 2020 The multidisciplinary team effort has involved articulatory and acoustic modeling, child language research, paleontology, primatology and more. — Louis-jean Boë, The Conversation, "Examining how primates make vowel sounds pushes timeline for speech evolution back by 27 million years," 11 Dec. 2019 Professor Zhang taught courses on primatology and ecology in the school’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, taking students on field trips to study monkeys. — Chris Buckley, New York Times, "Chinese Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment Is Barred From Teaching," 12 July 2018 But the university dealt with the initial complaint against Zhang, a rising star in primatology who is about 40, through low-key, internal discipline. — Chris Buckley, BostonGlobe.com, "Chinese professor accused of sexual harassment is barred from teaching," 13 July 2018 But the university dealt with the initial complaint against Professor Zhang, a rising star in primatology who is about 40, through low-key, internal discipline. — Chris Buckley, New York Times, "Chinese Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment Is Barred From Teaching," 12 July 2018 The monkey island was the brainchild of several scientists—notably Clarence Ray Carpenter, considered by many to be the grandfather of American primatology. — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, "Rescuing Puerto Rico's Monkey Island," 26 Sep. 2017

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primatology

noun

pri·ma·tol·o·gy | \ -ə-jē

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plural primatologies

Medical Definition of primatology

: the study of members of the order Primates especially other than recent humans (Homo sapiens)

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