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      primatology
      noun
      the branch of zoology that studies primates
      Roots
      primasprim- · Latin · of the first rankprimasat- · Latin · stem extension (primat-)logosolog- · Greek · study, discourseia-y · Greek · forming abstract noun
      Words related to primatology
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      The word primatology breaks down into 4 roots of Latin and Greek origin: prim, from Latin primas (“of the first rank”); at, from Latin primas (“stem extension (primat-)”); olog, from Greek logos (“study, discourse”); and -y, from Greek ia (“forming abstract noun”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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