lemur vs primate

lemur and primate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lemur	Yes	No	No	No
primate	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, primate is a hypernym of lemur; that is, primate is a word with a broader meaning than lemur:

lemur: large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
primate: any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

lemur (noun)	primate (noun)
large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails	any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
	a senior clergyman and dignitary