单词 | catarrhine |
释义 | catarrhine/ˈkatərʌɪn /Zoology adjective Relating to primates of a group that comprises the Old World monkeys, gibbons, great apes, and humans. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are close together and directed downwards, and do not have a prehensile tail. Compare with platyrrhine.It has been independently lost or reduced in several amniote lineages, however, including crocodilians, birds, tuataras, iguanian lizards, cetaceans, and catarrhine primates....
noun A catarrhine primate.
OriginMid 19th century: from cata- 'down' + Greek rhis, rhin- 'nose'. |
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