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catarrhine, catarhine, a., and n. Zool.|ˈkætəraɪn|
[f. Gr. κατά alongside of + ῥίς, ρῖν-α nose, nostril.]
A. adj. Designating one of the two divisions of the order Quadrumana, including those apes or monkeys, which have the nostrils close together, oblique, and directed downwards, and opposable thumbs on all the limbs. It includes all the apes of the old world.
B. as n. A catarrhine monkey.
1862Dana Man. Geol. 422 note, The Catarrhines, confined to Africa and Asia, excepting one at Gibraltar. 1863Huxley Man's Place Nat. i. 23 The man-like apes..are what are called ‘Catarrhine apes’; that is, their nostrils have a narrow partition, and look downwards. 1881Spectator 25 Dec., Our common ancestor the catarrhine ape. |