Platyrrhine Definition

plătĭ-rīn
noun
A platyrrhine animal, esp. the New World monkeys.
Webster's New World
A platyrrhine monkey.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or belonging to the primate infraorder Platyrrhini, characterized by widely separated nostrils that generally open to the side, and including the New World monkeys such as the spider monkeys, marmosets, and titis.
American Heritage Medicine
Having a broad, flat nose with nostrils that open to the side, creating a wide, flat septum.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • broadnosed
  • platyrrhinic
  • platyrhinian
  • platyrhine
  • platyrrhinian
Antonyms:

Other Word Forms of Platyrrhine

Noun

Singular:
platyrrhine
Plural:
platyrrhines

Origin of Platyrrhine

  • New Latin Platyrrhīna group name from Greek platurrhīs broad-nosed platu- platy- rhīs rhīn- nose

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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