Platyrrhine Definition
plătĭ-rīn
noun
A platyrrhine animal, esp. the New World monkeys.
Webster's New World
A platyrrhine monkey.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- platyrrhinian
- new-world-monkey
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:
- leptorrhine
- catarrhine
Other Word Forms of Platyrrhine
Noun
Singular:
platyrrhine
Plural:
platyrrhinesOrigin 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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