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platyrrhine definition

platyr·rhine (plat′ə rīn′, -rin)

adjective

having a broad, flat nose with nostrils that open to the side, creating a wide, flat septum

Etymology: ModL platyrrhinus < Gr platyrrhin, broad-nosed < platy (see platy-) + rhis (gen. rhinos), nose: see rhino-

noun

a platyrrhine animal, esp. the New World monkeys

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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