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灵长类

líng zhǎng lèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
primate (monkey, hominid etc)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-05555521a891e571. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

靈長類 灵长类 [ling2 zhang3 lei4] /primate (monkey, hominid etc)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 靈長類

  • 灵
    líng

    quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 类
    lèi

    kind / type / class / category / (classifier) kind / type / (bound form) to resemble / to be similar to

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.