platyrrhine

[ plat-i-rahyn, -rin ]

/ ˈplæt ɪˌraɪn, -rɪn /

adjective

Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.

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.Compare catarrhine.

noun

Anthropology. a platyrrhine hominin.

a platyrrhine animal.

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; see origin at platy-, rhino-; cf. catarrhine,haplorhine, strepsirrhine

Words nearby platyrrhine

platykurtosis, platypellic pelvis, platypnea, platypod, platypus, platyrrhine, platysma, platyspondylia, plaudit, Plauen, plausible

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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 Haeckel
From 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. Forbes
The skull is dolichocephalic with an average cranial index of 72, prognathous and platyrrhine.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
This 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

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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.

单词	platyrrhine
释义	platyrrhine [ plat-i-rahyn, -rin ] / ˈplæt ɪˌraɪn, -rɪn / adjective Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose. 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.Compare catarrhine. noun Anthropology. a platyrrhine hominin. a platyrrhine animal. 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; see origin at platy-, rhino-; cf. catarrhine,haplorhine, strepsirrhine Words nearby platyrrhine platykurtosis, platypellic pelvis, platypnea, platypod, platypus, platyrrhine, platysma, platyspondylia, plaudit, Plauen, plausible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Haeckel From 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. Forbes The skull is dolichocephalic with an average cranial index of 72, prognathous and platyrrhine. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane This 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 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 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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