platyrrhine (redirected from platyrrhiny)

plat·yr·rhine  (plt-rn) also plat·yr·rhin·i·an (plt-rn-n)

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.

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[New Latin Platyrrhna, group name, from Greek platurrhs, broad-nosed : platu-, platy- + rhs, rhn-, nose.]

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platyr·rhiny (-rn) n.

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platyrrhine [ˈplætɪˌraɪn], platyrrhinian [ˌplætɪˈrɪnɪən]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (esp of New World monkeys) having widely separated nostrils opening to the side of the face

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (of humans) having an unusually short wide nose

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) an animal or person with this characteristic Compare catarrhine

[from New Latin platyrrhinus, from platy- + -rrhinus, from Greek rhis nose]

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platyrrhine  (plt-rn)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	platyrrhine - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails New World monkey, platyrrhinian monkey - 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; tamarin marmoset - small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails Cebus capucinus, capuchin, ringtail - monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl Aotus trivirgatus, douroucouli - nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur howler monkey, howler - monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry saki - small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail uakari - medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail titi monkey, titi - small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail Ateles geoffroyi, spider monkey - arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail Saimiri sciureus, squirrel monkey - small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle woolly 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 noses broadnosed, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic catarrhine, catarrhinian - of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward leptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic - having a long narrow nose