PLATYRHINE

platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed

(adjective) of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Plat"y*rhine, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Having the nose broad; -- opposed to Ant: leptorhine.

– n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Platyrhini.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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