platyrrhine
[ plat-i-rahyn, -rin ]
/ ˈplæt ɪˌraɪn, -rɪn /
adjective
Anthropology.
having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
belonging or pertaining to the primate group or superfamily Platyrrhini, comprising the New World monkeys, having a broad, flat nose and usually a long, prehensile tail.
noun
a platyrrhine animal.
Also
plat·yr·rhin·i·an
[plat-i-rin-ee-uh n] /ˌplæt ɪˈrɪn i ən/.
Origin of platyrrhine
1835–45; < New Latin
Platyrrhini, plural of
platyrhinus < Greek
platy-
platy- +
-rhīn- -nosed, adj. derivative of
rhī́s, stem
rhīn- nose, snout; cf.
catarrhine
Words nearby platyrrhine
platykurtosis,
platypellic pelvis,
platypnea,
platypod,
platypus,
platyrrhine,
platysma,
platyspondylia,
plaudit,
plauen,
plausible
Example sentences from the Web for platyrrhine
The platyrrhine and catarrhine monkeys have their primitive ancestor among extinct forms of the Lemuridae.
Evolution in Modern Thought |Ernst HaeckelFrom this feature these Monkeys have been described by some naturalists as Platyrrhine or Megarrhine.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2) |Henry O. ForbesThe skull is dolichocephalic with an average cranial index of 72, prognathous and platyrrhine.
Man, Past and Present |Agustus Henry KeaneThis family embraces the typical Platyrrhine Monkeys, and to it belongs the great majority of the American species.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 1 (of 2) |Henry O. Forbes
British Dictionary definitions for platyrrhine
platyrrhine
platyrrhinian (ˌplætɪˈrɪnɪən)
/ (ˈplætɪˌraɪn) /
adjective
(esp of New World monkeys) having widely separated nostrils opening to the side of the face
(of humans) having an unusually short wide nose
noun
an animal or person with this characteristic
Compare
catarrhine
Word Origin for platyrrhine
C19: from New Latin
platyrrhinus, from
platy- +
-rrhinus, from Greek
rhis nose
Scientific definitions for platyrrhine
platyrrhine
[ plăt′ĭ-rīn′ ]
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.