Definition of Platyrrhine

1. Noun. Hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails.


2. Adjective. Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses.

Definition of Platyrrhine

1. [n -S]

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

platypi
platypnea
platypod
platypoda
Platypoecilus
Platypoecilus maculatus
platyptera
platypus
platypus
platypuses
platyrhine
platyrhine
platyrhini
platyrhinian
platyrrhine (current term)
platyrrhine (current term)
platyrrhines
Platyrrhini
platyrrhinian
platyrrhinic
platyrrhiny
platys
platysma
platysma
platysmas
platyspondylia
Platystemon
Platystemon californicus
platystencephaly
plaudit

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