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单词 platyrrhine
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
plat•yr•rhine  (plati rīn′, -rin),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Physical Anthropology[Anthropol.]having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
  2. Mammalsbelonging 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.

n. 
  1. Mammalsa platyrrhine animal.
Also, plat•yr•rhin•i•an (plat′i rinē ən).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek platy- platy- + -rhīn- -nosed, adjective, adjectival derivative of rhí̄s, stem rhīn- nose, snout; compare catarrhine
  • Neo-Latin Platyrrhini, plural of platyrhinus
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
platyrrhine /ˈplætɪˌraɪn/, platyrrhinian /ˌplætɪˈrɪnɪən/ adj
  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
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin platyrrhinus, from platy- + -rrhinus, from Greek rhis nose
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