catarrhine

[ kat-uh-rahyn, ‐rin ]

/ ˈkæt əˌraɪn, ‐rɪn /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the subdivision of simians that comprises Old World monkeys and apes, including humans.

noun

a catarrhine animal.

Compare platyrrhine.

Origin of catarrhine

First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin Catarrhīnī, plural of catarrhīnus, from Greek katárrhīn “hook-nosed,” equivalent to kata- “down” + -rhīn “-nosed,” adjective derivative of rhī́s “nose, snout”; see origin at cata-, rhino-; cf. haplorhine, platyrrhine, strepsirrhine

Words nearby catarrhine

cataractogenic, catarrh, catarrhal fever, catarrhal gastritis, catarrhal inflammation, catarrhine, catastalsis, catastaltic, catastasis, catastrophe, catastrophe theory

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Example sentences from the Web for catarrhine

The platyrrhine and catarrhine monkeys have their primitive ancestor among extinct forms of the Lemuridae.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
Man is descended directly from one series of extinct Catarrhine ancestors.
The Last Link|Ernst Haeckel
Catarrhine monkeys have existed, we know with certainty, since the Miocene.
The Last Link|Ernst Haeckel
As they belong to the Catarrhine group, their nose has a narrow partition between the nostrils, which are directed downwards.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes

British Dictionary definitions for catarrhine

catarrhine

/ (ˈkætəˌraɪn) /

adjective

(of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face

Also: leptorrhine (of humans) having a thin or narrow nose

noun

an animal or person with this characteristic

Compare platyrrhine

Word Origin for catarrhine

C19: from New Latin Catarrhina (for sense 1), all ultimately from Greek katarrhin having a hooked nose, from kata- down + rhis nose

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单词	catarrhine
释义	catarrhine [ kat-uh-rahyn, ‐rin ] / ˈkæt əˌraɪn, ‐rɪn / adjective belonging or pertaining to the subdivision of simians that comprises Old World monkeys and apes, including humans. noun a catarrhine animal. Compare platyrrhine. Origin of catarrhine First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin Catarrhīnī, plural of catarrhīnus, from Greek katárrhīn “hook-nosed,” equivalent to kata- “down” + -rhīn “-nosed,” adjective derivative of rhī́s “nose, snout”; see origin at cata-, rhino-; cf. haplorhine, platyrrhine, strepsirrhine Words nearby catarrhine cataractogenic, catarrh, catarrhal fever, catarrhal gastritis, catarrhal inflammation, catarrhine, catastalsis, catastaltic, catastasis, catastrophe, catastrophe theory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catarrhine The platyrrhine and catarrhine monkeys have their primitive ancestor among extinct forms of the Lemuridae. Evolution in Modern Thought\|Ernst Haeckel Man is descended directly from one series of extinct Catarrhine ancestors. The Last Link\|Ernst Haeckel Catarrhine monkeys have existed, we know with certainty, since the Miocene. The Last Link\|Ernst Haeckel As they belong to the Catarrhine group, their nose has a narrow partition between the nostrils, which are directed downwards. A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Henry O. Forbes British Dictionary definitions for catarrhine catarrhine / (ˈkætəˌraɪn) / adjective (of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face Also: leptorrhine (of humans) having a thin or narrow nose noun an animal or person with this characteristic Compare platyrrhine Word Origin for catarrhine C19: from New Latin Catarrhina (for sense 1), all ultimately from Greek katarrhin having a hooked nose, from kata- down + rhis nose Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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