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Definition of Platyrrhine
1. Adjective. Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses.
Antonyms: Catarrhine, Leptorrhine
2. Noun. Hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails.
Generic synonyms: Monkey
Group relationships: Platyrrhini, Superfamily Platyrrhini
Specialized synonyms: Marmoset, Capuchin, Cebus Capucinus, Ringtail, Aotus Trivirgatus, Douroucouli, Howler, Howler Monkey, Saki, Uakari, Titi, Titi Monkey, Ateles Geoffroyi, Spider Monkey, Saimiri Sciureus, Squirrel Monkey, Woolly Monkey
Derivative terms: Platyrhinian, Platyrrhinian, Platyrrhinic
Definition of Platyrrhine
1. Adjective. (zoology) Having a broad, flat nose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Platyrrhine
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Medical Definition of Platyrrhine
1. 1. Characterised by a nose of large width in proportion to its length. 2. Denoting a skull with a nasal index between 53 and 58. Origin: platy-+ G. Rhis, nose (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platyrrhine
Literary usage of Platyrrhine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1863)
"On Geoffroy St.-Hilaire's Distinction between Catarrhine and platyrrhine Quadrumana.
By Dr. COLLINGWOOD, Liverpool. The terms applied long since by this ..."
2. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"... platyrrhine AND CATARRHINE SERIES In Part II of this review we have seen that,
so far as is known, the true primates of the Lower Eocene were already ..."
3. Transactions by Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1863)
"HILAIRE'S DIVISION INTO CATARRHINE AND platyrrhine GROUPS. By Cuthbert Collingwood,
MB, FLS, Hon. Sec. to the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society ..."
4. The Evolution of Life, Or, Causes of Change in Animal Forms: A Study in Biology by Hubbard Winslow Mitchell (1891)
"... the progenitor of the ape—Development of the thumb and the clavicle—North
America the original home of the ape— His migrations—platyrrhine and ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1863)
"On Geoffroy St.-Hilaire's Distinction between Catarrhine and platyrrhine Quadrumana.
By Dr. COLLINGWOOD, Liverpool. The terms applied long since by this ..."
6. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"... platyrrhine AND CATARRHINE SERIES In Part II of this review we have seen that,
so far as is known, the true primates of the Lower Eocene were already ..."
7. Transactions by Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1863)
"HILAIRE'S DIVISION INTO CATARRHINE AND platyrrhine GROUPS. By Cuthbert Collingwood,
MB, FLS, Hon. Sec. to the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society ..."
8. The Evolution of Life, Or, Causes of Change in Animal Forms: A Study in Biology by Hubbard Winslow Mitchell (1891)
"... the progenitor of the ape—Development of the thumb and the clavicle—North
America the original home of the ape— His migrations—platyrrhine and ..."
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