 platyrrhine |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails | |
| Synonyms: | New_World_monkey | |
| Related terms: | monkey capuchin uakari douroucouli howler_monkey saki marmoset titi spider_monkey squirrel_monkey woolly_monkey Platyrrhini | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses | |
| Synonyms: | platyrhine platyrhinian platyrrhinian platyrrhinic broadnosed | |
| Related terms: | catarrhine leptorrhine | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having a broad flat-bridged nose | |
| Synonyms: | platyrhine platyrhinian platyrrhinic broadnosed platyrrhinian | |
| Related terms: | leptorrhine | |
| Similar spelling: |
platyrhine platyrrhinian Platyrrhini platyrrhinic platyrhinian Plutarch |
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