platyrrhine

American  

[plat-i-rahyn, -rin] / ˈplæt ɪˌraɪn, -rɪn /

adjective

1. Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.

2. belonging or pertaining to the subdivision of simians that comprises New World monkeys, characterized by noses flatter than those of other simians and with widely separated, side-facing nostrils.

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noun

1. Anthropology. a platyrrhine hominin.

2. a platyrrhine animal.

platyrrhine British  

/ ˈplætɪˌraɪn, ˌplætɪˈrɪnɪən /

adjective

1. (esp of New World monkeys) having widely separated nostrils opening to the side of the face

2. (of humans) having an unusually short wide nose

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noun

1. an animal or person with this characteristic

platyrrhine Scientific  

/ plăt′ĭ-rīn′ /

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of platyrrhine

First recorded in 1835–45; from New Latin Platyrrhīnī, plural of platyrrhīnus, from Greek platyrrhīn(os), “flat nosed, broad nosed,” equivalent to platý(s) + -rhīn- “nosed, flat nosed,” adj. derivative of rhī́s, stem rhīn- nose, snout; platy-, rhino- ( def. ); catarrhine, haplorhine ( def. ), strepsirrhine ( def. )

Example Sentences

The skull is dolichocephalic with an average cranial index of 72, prognathous and platyrrhine.

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