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platyrrhine
plat·yr·rhine P0362900 (plăt′ĭ-rīn′)adj.1. 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.2. Having a broad flat nose.n. A platyrrhine monkey.
[New Latin Platyrrhīna, group name, from Greek platurrhīs, broad-nosed : platu-, platy- + rhīs, rhīn-, nose.]platyrrhine (ˈplætɪˌraɪn) or platyrrhinianadj1. (Zoology) (esp of New World monkeys) having widely separated nostrils opening to the side of the face2. (Anatomy) (of humans) having an unusually short wide nosen (Anatomy) an animal or person with this characteristic[C19: from New Latin platyrrhinus, from platy- + -rrhinus, from Greek rhis nose]plat•yr•rhine (ˈplæt ɪˌraɪn, -rɪn) also plat•yr•rhin•i•an (ˌplæt ɪˈrɪn i ən)
adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the primate group or superfamily Platyrrhini, comprising the New World monkeys, having a broad, flat nose and usu. a long, prehensile tail. n. 2. a platyrrhine animal. [1835–45; < New Latin Platyrrhini, pl. of platyrhinus < Greek platy- platy- + -rhīn- -nosed, adj. derivative of rhis, s. rhīn- nose, snout] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  platyrrhine - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tailsNew World monkey, platyrrhinianmonkey - any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini - New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarinmarmoset - small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nailsCebus capucinus, capuchin, ringtail - monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowlAotus trivirgatus, douroucouli - nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick furhowler monkey, howler - monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling crysaki - small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tailuakari - medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tailtiti monkey, titi - small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tailAteles geoffroyi, spider monkey - arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tailSaimiri sciureus, squirrel monkey - small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzlewoolly monkey - large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins | | Adj. | 1. | platyrrhine - of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad nosesbroadnosed, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinian, platyrrhiniccatarrhine, catarrhinian - of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downwardleptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic - having a long narrow nose |
platyrrhine
platyrrhine [plat´ĭ-rīn] having a broad nose, with a nasal index above 53.plat·yr·rhine (plat'i-rīn), 1. Characterized by a nose of large width in proportion to its length. 2. Denoting a skull with a nasal index between 53 and 58. [platy- + G. rhis, nose] platyrrhine (plăt′ĭ-rīn′)adj.1. 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.2. Having a broad flat nose.n. A platyrrhine monkey.platyrrhine
Synonyms for platyrrhinenoun hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tailsSynonyms- New World monkey
- platyrrhinian
Related Words- monkey
- Platyrrhini
- superfamily Platyrrhini
- marmoset
- Cebus capucinus
- capuchin
- ringtail
- Aotus trivirgatus
- douroucouli
- howler monkey
- howler
- saki
- uakari
- titi monkey
- titi
- Ateles geoffroyi
- spider monkey
- Saimiri sciureus
- squirrel monkey
- woolly monkey
adj of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad nosesSynonyms- broadnosed
- platyrhine
- platyrhinian
- platyrrhinian
- platyrrhinic
Antonyms- catarrhine
- catarrhinian
- leptorhine
- leptorrhine
- leptorrhinian
- leptorrhinic
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