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platyrrhinian

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plat⋅yr⋅rhine

  [plat-i-rahyn, -rin]
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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.
Also, plat⋅yr⋅rhin⋅i⋅an  [plat-i-rin-ee-uhn] .

Origin:
1835–45; < NL Platyrrhini, pl. of platyrhinus < Gk platy- platy- + -rhīn- -nosed, adj. deriv. of rhs, s. rhīn- nose, snout; cf. catarrhine
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plat·yr·rhine   (plāt'ĭ-rīn')   
adj.  

  1. Of or designating the New World monkeys, distinguished from the Old World monkeys by widely separated nostrils that generally open to the side.

  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.]
plat'yr·rhi'ny (-rī'nē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2platyrrhine
Function: noun
: a platyrrhine individual
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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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