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adjective
1.
Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
2.
belonging or pertaining to the primate group or superfamily Platyrrhini, comprising the New World monkeys, having a broad, flat nose and usually a long, prehensile tail.
noun
3.
a platyrrhine animal.
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Platyrrhine
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Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin Platyrrhini, plural of platyrhinus < Greek platy- platy- + -rhīn- -nosed, adj. derivative of rhī́s, stem rhīn- nose, snout; compare catarrhine
1835–45; < Neo-Latin Platyrrhini, plural of platyrhinus < Greek platy- platy- + -rhīn- -nosed, adj. derivative of rhī́s, stem rhīn- nose, snout; compare catarrhine
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platyrrhine  (plāt'ĭ-rīn') Pronunciation Key
Of or relating to the New World monkeys, distinguished from the Old World monkeys by a broad nasal septum and widely separated nostrils that generally open to the side. |
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