crown of creation; apex; the best
Literary or philosophical term for the highest form of life or the pinnacle of creation. Often used in the phrase 万物の霊長 (the lord of all creation).
人間は万物の霊長と言われる。
Humans are said to be the crown of creation.
He strove to reach the apex.
primates
lord of creation; humanity; mankind
From Literary Chinese 靈長, denoting spiritual or intellectual preeminence and, by extension, the foremost being in creation.